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NARRAGANSETT 

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TO     THE 

Cities.  Towns  and  Fains  Resorts  of  lode  Island. 


WITH    A    SKETCH    OF    THE 


CITY  OF  FALL  RIVER,  MASS. 


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Bv   ROBERT   GRIEVE. 


PROVIDENCE,  R.  I.  : 

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Rhode  Island  News  Co.,  113  Westminster  Street. 


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PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 


SHORE  TRANSPORTATION 


STEAMBOAT  COl 

THE  NEW,  ELEGANT,  AND  COMMODIOUS  STEAMERS 


WILL  MAKE  HOURLY  EXCURSIONS  DAILY  TO 

Field's  Point,  Silver  Spring,  KiverView  Par 
Riverside,  Camp  White,  Bullock's  Point, 
and  Crescent  Park. 


TO    THK^    F^IJBr^IO. 


For  the  season  of  1888  we  offer  inducements  for 
your  patronage  that  cannot  be  excelled  elsewhere 
in  this  vicinity.    We  have  completed 

TWO     NEW    BOATS, 

Built  of  Steel, 
Especially  for  this  route,  with  water  tight  compart- 
mentSi  making  them 

NON-SINKABLE. 

Kach  boat  has  three  decks,  with  ample  stairways  of 
eaay  ascent.  The  boilers  are  inclosed  with  iron  on  all 
deek-,  thus 

Preventing  All  Danger  from  Fire. 
Positively  making  them  .non-sinkable  and  fireproof 
Commanded  by  competent  officers  of  many  years1  ex- 
perience. 

LADIES  AND  CHILDREN 

may  safely  venture  on  any  of  our  trips  without  an 
escort,  all  employees  being  Instructed  to  give  them 
prompt  and  polite  attention,  and  guard  them  from  all 
danger  and  annoyance. 


^"*For  the  arrival  and  departure  of  Boats,  see  Daily  Pa] 

Depots,  News 


Four  attention  is  also  called  to  the 

NEW  WAITING  ROOM 

and  the  extensive  improvements  and  alteratii 
our  wharf  on 

EAST  SIDE  OF  CRAWFORD  ST.  BRIDGc, 

directly  fronting;  three  clean,  wide  avenues,  thereby 
avoiding  all  dust  and  dirt,  risk  from  accident,  or  de- 
tention to  and  from  boats.  Two  minutes'  walk  from 
the  Union  Home-car  Station,  and  in  close  prox- 
imity to  all  the  large  stores,  depots,  hotels,  and  places 
of  interest.  In  fact, affording  every  accommodation 
to  the  traveling  public  for 

Speed,  Safety  and  Comfort. 

Yours  respectfully, 

GEO.  B.  HULL,  Manager. 

jers  and  our  Time-tables,  to  be  found  in  all  the  Hotels' 
Stands,  Etc 


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IN  PRESENTING  A  NEW  EDITION  OF  PICTUR- 
ESQUE NARRAGANSETT,  WE  OFFER  NO  APOL- 
OGY. THE  UNDOUBTED  EXCELLENCE  OF  THE 
WORK,  AMPLE  WITHOUT  BEING  TRIVIAL  IN  ITS 
DETAILS,  ACCURATE,  BUT  NEITHER  DULL  NOR 
DRY,  THOROUGH  BOTH  AS  TO  HISTORY -AND 
DESCRIPTIVE  MATTER,  WITH  THE  LENGTH  OF 
TIME  WHICH  HAS  ELAPSED  SINCE  THE  ISSUE 
OF  THE  LAST  EDITION,  IS  SUFFICIENT  REASON 
FOR  A  REPUBLICATION.  THE  TEXT  HAS  BEEN 
CAREFULLY  REVISED,  AND  ITS  MANY  PEN- 
SKETCHES  VERIFIED  AND  CONFORMED  TO 
THE  MOST  RECENT  CHANGES  AND  IMPROVE- 
MENTS. SPECIAL  CARE  HAS  BEEN  GIVEN  TO 
THE  MANUFACTURING  AND  BUSINESS  INTER- 
ESTS. WE  TRUST  THE  GUIDE  MAY  PROVE  A 
SOURCE  OF  PLEASURE  AND  PROFIT  TO  BOTH 
THE  CITIZEN  AND    THE  INQUIRING   STRANGER. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


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THE  EDEN  OF  NARRAGANSETT  BAY! 

OPEN  FOR  THE  SEASON  OF  1888  UNDER  NEW  MANAGEMENT.     SPECIAL  INDUCE- 
MENTS FOR  LARGE  PARTIES  AND  ORGANIZATIONS. 

GENUINE  RHODE  ISLAND  CLAM-BAKES  SERVED  DAILY. 
Trains  from  Providence  Nearly  Every  Hour. 

jr..  GARDINER,  O.  H.  BRIGGS, 
Supt. Gen'l  Pass.  Agt. 


Ir'eckj  ins  Heal  ®  ®  rj  ®  ® 


EDMUND    CARPENTER, 

EASTERN,  WESTERN  AND 

HARDWOOD    LUMBER 


270  DYER  STREET,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


CONTENTS. 


Providence, 

Pawtccket  and  Lincoln, 

Lincoln, 

Woonsocket, 

Along  Shore  : 

Narragansett  Bay, 

East  Providence, 

Field's  Point, 

Squantum, 

Vue  De  L'Eau, 

Silver  Spring, 

Maxfield's, 

Pomham  Club, 

Riverside, 

Bullock's  Point, 

Crescent  Park, 

Pawtuxet, 

Barrington —  Nayatt 

Warren, 

Bristol, 

The  Warwick   Shore, 

Old  Warwick, 

Warwick  Neck, 

Rocky  Point, 

Oakland  Beach, 

The  Buttonwoods, 

Apponaug, 

East  Greenwich, 

Wickford, 

Conanicut  Island,  Jamestow 

The  Islands, 

Fall  River, 

Seaconnet  Point, 

Newport, 
The  South  County : 

Westerly, 

Narragansett  Pier, 

Peacedale, 

Watch  Hill, 

Noyes'  Beach, 
Block  Island, 
Hotel  List,     . 
Tide  Tables, 

List  of  Newport  Cottagers,  18I 
Strangers'  Guides:. 

Providence, 

Pawtucket, 

Woonsocket, 

Newport, 


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105 
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106 
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106 
107 
108 
108 
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112 
116 
120 
120 
120 
122 
124 
124 
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127 
129 
132 
134 
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162 
166 
176 
176 
178 
1S1 
191 
161 
159 

67 
90 
100 
157 


PICTURESQUE  XARRAGANSETT. 

Silver  Spring. 

H.  P.  BXI.SSt  Proprietor, 

Open  from  June  20th  until  Sept.  20th. 
Shore  Dinners  Served  from  12.30  till  5  P.  M.  each  day. 

EXCEPT    SUNDAY. 

JBo^vx'liny;  ^Vllt->-  sincl  13illiai-cl  Room. 

Communication  by  Two  Lines  of  Boats  and  by  Providence,  Warren  &  Bristol  Railroad. 


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NARRAGANSETT  BAY.  R.I 


B> --\i  tii  i  l,  Picturesque    Silver  Spring  !      Language  has  been  exhausted 
in  expressing  its  attractions.     Its  distant  and  near  views  of  landscape  and 
water,   city   and  village,   are  beyond   comparison.       The   spires   and 
domes  of  Providence   across  the    water  to  the  northwest,    Rocky 
Point  to  the  south,  and  intervening  shores  of  wondrous 
beauty,  all  along  the  line  of  vision. 
But  its  chief  attraction  is  the  method  by  which  it  is  conducted.       Its  quiet  Sun- 
days enjoyed  by  boarders  and  cottagers,  and  the  morale  of  its  week- 
day atmosphere  give  it  a  standing  of  which  no  other 
place  of  its  kind  can  boast. 


List  of   Illustrations. 


Blackstone  River  at  Lonsdale 

Block  Island  : 

Ocean  House  and  Harbor 

Spring  House 

Scenes  on  Block  Island .' 

Bolt  Cutting  Machine 

Bristol  from  the  Harbor 

Bristol,  View  on  High  Street 

Bristol,  Burnside  Memorial  Building 

Buttonwoods  Beach 

Central  Falls,  from  Pleasant  View 

Fall  River : 

View  from  the  High  School 

B.  M.  C.  Durfee,  High  School 

View  of,  from  the  Harbor . .  

Field's  Point 

Fort  Dumplings 

Lonsdale,  View  of 

Nayatt  Point 

Narragansett  Pier  : 

Atlantic  House  and  Continental — 

Atwood  House  and  Revere 

Bathing  Scene — Indian  Rock 

General  View  of  Ocean  Frontage 

Gladstone  and  Casino 

Massasoit  House 

Mathewson  House 

Newport  : 

Beach,  Easton's 

Bellevue  Ave.  During  Fashionable  Hours.. 

Bellevue  Avenue  and  the  Ocean  House 

Bird's-eye  view  of 

Casino        

Cliff  Walk    

Custom  House  and  Post  Office 

Fort  Adams 

Forty  Steps 

Glen.The 

Happy  Valley 

Land's  End 

Lime  Rocks  and  Light,  Newport  Harbor  . 

Lime  Rock  Light 

Marquand's  Cottage 

Old  Stone  Mill 

Perry,  Commodore  O.  H.,  statue  

Purgatory 

Redwood  Library 


First  Light  Infantry  Building. 
Friend's  School 


names  Street 

View  of,  from  the  Harbor  

Washington  Square 

Old  Quaker  Meeting  House,  Lincoln  

Oakland  Beach 

"AWTUCKET  : 

Congregational  Church    

Main  Street    

North  Main  Street,  View  of 

Old  Slater  Mill 

Park  Place  Congregational  Church 

Pumping  Station , 

Pawtucket  Falls,  1783 

Pawtucket  Falls,  1886 

Pawtucket  Machine  Company's  Works.... 

Trinity  Church 

Univei-salist  Church 

View  of,  from  below  Division  Street  Bridge 
View  of,  from  belfry  of  Congregational  C'h 
Providence : 

Aldine  Patent  Fire  Place 

Athenaeum    

American  Electrical   Works 

American  Ship  Windlass  Company's  Works 

Arnold,  Miller  &  Co.'s  Emporium 

Arsenal 

Austin,  John,  Refining  Works 

Betsey  Williams  House,  R.  W.  Park 

Board  of  Trade  Building 

Brown  University 

Burnside  Statue 

Chestnut  Street  M.  E.  Church 

City  Hall 

County  Court  House  

Crystal  Lake,  Roger  Williams  Park 

Dorr  Mansion 

Exchange  Place 

Fire  in  Daniel's  Building 

First  Baptist  Meeting-House 


Goddard,  Col.  R.  H.  I . ,  Residence  of 

Great  Bridge  and  Westminster  Street 

Great  Fire  of  1888 

Great  Storm  of  1815 

Greene  Engine 

High  School 

Historical  Society's  Cabinet 

Homoeopathic  Hospital 

Knight,  B.  B.,  Residence  of,  Broad  Street. 

Lippitt  Mansion,  Hope  Street 

Market  Square  in  1844 

Market  Square  and  South  Water  Street 

Masonic  Building 

McAuslan,  John,  Residence  of 

Narragansett  Hotel 

Nicholson  File  Works 

Providence,  Norfolk,  and  Baltimore  Steam- 
ship Company's  Docks  and  Yards 

Rhode  Island  Hospital 

Rumford  Chemical  Works,  Office,  and 
Warehouse 

Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument 

State  House 

St.  John's  Episcopal  Church 

View  of  Providence  from  the  Harbor 

From  frospect  Terrace  

From  Smith's   Hill  in  1888 

Weybosset  Street  looking  towards  West- 
minster  

Young  Men's  Christian  Association's  pro- 
posed new  Building 

Rocky  Point 

Silver  Spring 

Sound  Boat,  A 

Squantum 

Vuede  L'Eau  Club  House 

Warren,  from  the  Harbor 

Warren,  View  on  Main  Street  

Watch  Hill  and  its  Hotels 

Westerly  : 

Broad  Street  and  Dixon  House 

The  town  and  the  Pawcatuck  River 

Congregational  Church 

Seventh  Day  Baptist  Church 

Wickford's  Shore,  View  of 

Woonsocket: 

Blackstone  River  and  some  of  the  factories 

High  School .. 

Main  Street  from  Railroad 

Market  Square 

Monument  Square 

The  Falls 

View  of  the  town  from  the  East 

PORTRAITS. 


Atwell,  Col.  S.  S 102 

Austin,  John 41 

Bliss,  H.  P 107 

Boyden,  George Ill 

Bowen,  Capt.  Ezra  106 

Clark,  Capt.  A.  M KM 

Conley,  G.  W 104 

Crosby,  Capt l->4 

Grosvenor,  Dr.  William  37 

Havward,  Wm.  S 28 

Hill,  Thomas  J 38 

Hopkins,  William  H 40 

Jones,  Capt.  Wm 61 

Kelley,  Capt.  George  H 102 

Klapp,  Lvman 37 

Knight,  B.  B 40 

Kilton.Geo.  A 61 

Maxfleld,  Hiram    10o 

Mott,  Capt.  Jesse 105 

Nicholson,   William  T 44 

Petty.  Capt.  J.  A 103 

Rhodes,  Capt.  S.  B 109 

Rice,  Fitz  James 34 

Rockwell,  Col.  Elisha  H 28 

Taylor,  Capt.  J.  P.... 109 

Tinkham,  William 34 

W  eaver,  John  G 140 

Wigrhtman,  Capt.  P.  W Ilfl 

Winslow,  Capt.  William 101 


Part  First. 


CHAPTER  I. 

REPRESENTATIVE    CITY HISTORY  AND    GROWTH POINTS    OF  INTEREST APPEARANCE 

AND    CHARACTER  COMMERCE  AND    MANUFACTURES  GENERAL    FEATURES. 


The  chief  city  in 
an  active  community  of 
moi-e  than  five  hundred 
thousand  people  with- 
in and  near  the  state 
lines  of  Rhode  Island, 
peculiarly  fortunate  in 
location,  and  the  sec- 
ond in  importance 
among  the  famous  cit- 
ies of  New  England, 
Providence  has  attained 
a  fame  world-wide  as 
an  enterprising  manu- 
facturing and  commer- 
cial centre.  Its  indus- 
tries are  great  in  num- 
ber and  diversified  in 
character.  Its  growth 
and  expansion  in 
wealth  and  population 
in  recent  years  has 
been  constant.  Since 
the  close  of  the  Rebel- 
lion it  has  more  than 
doubled  in  population, 
and  the  Providence  of 
to-day  is  quite  different 
from  the  city  of  that 
time.  Then  it  seemed  a 
large  town  with  rather 
weybosset  street,  looking  towards  Westminster.  provincial      character- 

istics ;  now  it  is  really  a  modern  city  with  much  of  a  cosmopolitan  appearance. 
This  progress  has  been  accompanied  by  the  development  of  its  manufactures 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


, 


in  all  lines,  by  the  formation  of  a  magnifi- 
cent school  system,  by  the  establishment  of 
libraries,  the  laving  out  of  parks,  increased 
opportunities  in  all  directions  for  literary 
and  artistic  culture,  and  with  other  widen- 
ing avenues  for  intellectual,  moral,  and 
material  advancement. 

Located  at  the  head  of  navigation  on  the 
northwestern  arm  of  Narragansett  Bay,  the 
city  is  built  in  the  valleys  of  the  Moshas- 
suck  and  Woonasquatucket  rivers,  and  on 
the  adjacent  hills  to  the  north,  east,  and 
west,  which  rise  from  the  confluence  of 
these  rivers  with  the  arm  of  the  bay  known 
as  the  Providence  River.  On  the  east  of 
the  Providence  River  the  hills  rise  almost 
from  the  water's  edge  to  an  altitude  of  about 
two  hundred  feet  at  the  highest  point,  fall- 
ing away  by  a  more  gradual  descent  east- 
ward to  the  Seekonk  River,  a  mile  distant. 
On  the  west  side  much  of  the  land  origin- 
ally was  low  and  was  overflowed  by  every 
rise  of  the  tide,  but  beyond  this  marsh  to 
the  west  the  land  rose  abruptly  fifty  to  sev- 
enty feet  high,  spreading  out  into  a  large 
plateau  extending  west  and  south  which  is 
now  nearly  all  occupied  by  business  blocks 
and  residences  to  the  western  and  southern 
limits  of  the  city.  The  steep  western  ele- 
vations having  been  graded  to  a  gently  in- 
clined plane,  the  lower  level  nearest  the 
river  naturally  became  the  business  centre 
of  the  city,  while  the  higher  levels  to  the 
east  and  the  northern  and  western  plateaus 
have  been  mostly  appropriated  for  house- 
lots  for  mansions  and  dwellings. 

The  first  chapter  of  the  history  of  Prov- 
idence is  very  romantic.  Roger  Williams, 
a  clergyman,  with  five  or  six  companions, 
settled  on  the  eastern  bank  of  the  river  in 
the  spring  of  1636,  and  named  the  place 
"  Providence,"  because  he  considered  the 
u  supreme  deliverer  "  had  guided  their  se- 
lection. Previous  to  this  Roger  Williams 
had  preached  in  Plymouth  and  Massachu- 
setts Bay  colonies,  but  had  been  tried  and 


i2  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

found  guilty  of  holding  certain  opinions  distasteful  to  the  leaders  of  the  latter 
colonv.  To  avoid  being  sent  back  to  England  he  fled  to  the  wilderness,  and 
in  the  course  of  a  few  months  settled  Providence,  in  whose  institutions  he 
caused  to  be  embodied  the  principle  of  the  right  of  private  judgment — "  soul 
liberty,"  as  he  called  it  —  for  which  he  had  contended  and  suffered  in  Massa- 
chusetts. The  spirit  thus  infused  by  the  founder  has  always  continued  as  a 
leading  characteristic  of  the  people,  and  although  at  times  it  has  degenerated 
into  indifference,  as  a  whole  it  has  been  a  broad  and  intelligent  toleration. 
Roger  Williams  has  been  given  a  high  place  in  the  temple  of  fame  as  being 
the  first  to  apply  in  practice  one  of  the  highest  conceptions  of  free  government. 
In  1649  Providence  was  incorporated  as  a  town  ;  in  1708  the  population 
was  1 ,446  ;  in  1800,  7,614,  and  since  that  period  the  growth  has  been  continuous. 
In  1  S3 2  it  was  incorporated  as  a  city,  and  had  then  a  population  of  about 
eighteen  thousand.  The  population  in  1885  was  118,070.  Portions  of  Crans- 
ton were  annexed  to  Providence  in  1868  and  1873,  and  portions  of  North  Prov- 
idence in  1767,  1873,  and  1874.  The  annexations  since  1S68  have  brought  in 
large  additions  to  the  city's  population.  The  growth  of  the  city  has  been 
mainly  owing  to  the  development  of  the  cotton  industry,  which  was  introduced 
by  Samuel  Slater  in  1793  at  Pawtucket,  but  Providence  being  the  natural  centre 
of  operations  became  the  depot  of  supplies,  and  many  auxiliary  industries 
grew  up  within  her  borders,  such  as  the  making  of  machinery,  engines  and  mill 
supplies  of  all  kinds.  The  factories  on  all  the  streams  in  the  state  and  on  some 
in  adjacent  territory  had  their  offices  in  Providence  and  made  all  their  commer- 


PROVIDENCE 


THE    GREAT   BRIDGE  AND    WESTMINSTER    STREET. 


cial  exchanges  there.  Coincident  with  the  development  of  the  cotton  manufact- 
ure the  woolen  industry  grew  and  flourished,  and  at  present  amounts  to  about 
one-third  of  the  former  in  capital  invested  and  extent  of  business. 

Many  of  the  places  of  historic  interest  in  Providence  are  connected  with 
Roger  Williams.  One  of  the  most  interesting  of  these  is  Slate  Rock,  at  the 
foot  of  William  Street,  on  the  east  side  of  the  city,  from  which,  tradition  says, 
an  Indian  greeted  the  pioneer  and  his  companions  with  the  salutation  "  What 
Cheer,"  as  they  were  passing  in  their  canoe  along  the  bank  of  the  Seekonk, 
and  the  story  has  been  held  in  such  respect  that  the  scene  is  depicted  on  the 
city's  seal.  Near  the  western  entrance  to  Roger  Williams  Park  is  a  small 
enclosure  containing  the  graves  of  some  of  the  early  members  of  the  Williams 
family,  and  overlooking  the  lake  is  the  Betsey  Williams  House,  built  about 
the  middle  of  the  last  century. 

No  monument  marks  the  grave  of  the  founder  of  these  plantations  ;  in  the 
rear  of  a  barn,  on  the  hillside  on  Bowen  Street,  the  spot  where  he  is  said  to 
have  been  interred  is  now  a  kitchen  garden.  The  spring  of  water  that  induced 
the  first  settlers  to  land,  around  which  they  built  their  first  rude  houses,  and 
which  was  in  use  until  the  middle  years  of  this  century  cannot  now  be  located 
without  more  research  than  the  passing  traveler  can  spare.  The  historical 
points  of  undoubted  authenticity  are  few.  The  location  of  the  camp  of  the 
French  allies  of  the  American  patriots  in  the  Revolution,  on  the  heights  at  the 
extremity  of  Camp    Street,  is  quite  definitely  known  ;   the  remains  of  Revo- 


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lutionary  fortifications  at  Fort  Hill, 
East  Providence,  and  on  the 
heights  at  Field's  Point  can  yet  be 
readily  traced,  and  Sabin's  Inn,  on 
the  northeast  corner  of  Planet  and 
South  Main  streets,  where  the  plans 
for  the  capture  of  the  Gaspee  were 
laid  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution, 
is  still  standing  and  in  use  as  a 
dwelling-house.  The  oldest  build- 
ing in  the  city  is  supposed  to  be  the 
Whipple  house,  on  Abbott  Street 
near  North  Main,  said  to  have  been 
built  about  1659.  A  more  note- 
worthy structure,  however,  is  the 
old  brick  house  at  Nos.  537  and 
539  North  Main  Street,  which  was 
built  by  Deputy-Governor  Elisha 
Brown  about  1760,  and  was  orig- 
inally a  third  longer  than  at  pres- 
ent. The  Tillinghast  house,  cor- 
ner of  South  Main  Street  and  Chick- 
enfoot  Alley  was  erected  in  1710. 
Stephen  Hopkins'  house  built  about 
1750,  was  moved  early  in  the  cen- 
tury to  its  present  location  on 
Hopkins  Street.  All  of  these 
houses  are  stijl  in  use,  although  some  of  them  have  been  altered  from  their  orig- 
inal form.  The  John  Brown  house  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Power  and 
Benefit  streets,  built  in  1786,  and  at  present  the  residence  of  Professor  William 
Gammell,  is  a  good  specimen  of  the  architecture  of  that  period,  as  is  also  the 
brick  building  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Elizabeth  and  North  Main  streets, 
.vhich  was  built  about  the  same  time. 

A  number  of  public  buildings  date  back  to  those  early  years,  among  them 
being  the  State  House,  built  in  1759;  the  Friends'  Meeting- House,  a  plain 
wooden  edifice  adjoining  the  State  House  on  North  Main  Street,  built  in  1727  ; 
the  Board  of  Trade  Building,  Market  Square,  erected  as  a  public  market  in  1773, 
and  since  altered  several  times.  The  First  Baptist  Church  on  North  Main 
Street,  erected  in  1775,  is  still  one  of  the  most  beautiful  ecclesiastical  edifices  in 
the  city.  University  Hall,  the  middle  building  of  Brown  University  fronting 
the  campus  on  Prospect  Street,  was  built  in  1770. 

Located  upon  the  original  Roger  Williams  home  lot,  southeast  corner  of 
Bowen  and  Benefit  streets,  stands  a  substantial,  old-fashioned,  but  beautiful 
house,  known  as  the  Sullivan  Dorr  Mansion,  within  whose  walls  Thomas  W. 
Dorr,  the  leader  of  the  Dorr  Rebellion,  died.  The  reputed  grave  of  Roger 
Williams  was  in  the  garden  plat  to  the  east  of  the  house. 


IRST  BAPTIST  MEETING-HOUSE, 
On  North  Main  Street. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


There  are  many  other  buildings  and 
places,  especially  on  the  east  side,  about 
which  traditions  of  the  past  linger,  but 
the  old   landmarks   are  rapidly  passing 
away,  and  less  attention  is  paid  to  the 
preservation   of  the  knowledge   of  the 
memorials  of  the  past  than  is  creditable. 
In  the  city  of  to-day  there  is  much 
to  interest  and  instruct  the  visitor.  ■  Of 
late  years  great  improvements  have  been 
made   by  replacing   old-fashioned,   low 
wooden  structures  with  substantial  and 
handsome  edifices  of  brick,  stone  and 
iron.      Within  the   past  year  this  form 
of  improvement  has  been  more  notice- 
able than   ever  before,  a  large  number 
new  buildings  having  been  erected  on 
e  principal  streets,  and  a  number  of 
e  buildings  which  formerly  were  con- 
lered  among  the  best  in  the  city  have 
been  remodeled  and  improved  vastly  in 
ppearance.     These  improvements  have 
been  made  chiefly  on  Westminster  Street, 
e  main  artery  of  the  business  of  the 
city.     The  entire  city  is  usually  kept  in 
e  condition  ;   its  drainage  is  good,  its 
eets    are    well     paved,    clean,    well 
ghted,  and  many  of  them  lined  with 
ees,  forming  in  summer  beautiful  ave- 
ues,  and  altogether,  it   is   a   delightful 
ding  place,   beloved   by  its  inhabit- 
ants, admired  by  strangers,  and  a  place 
be  desired  as  a  home. 

On  account  of  its  rivers  Prov- 
idence has  many  bridges,  there 
being  thirty-eight  in  all.  Some  of 
the  largest  of  these,  however,  are 
over  the  railoads,  which  enter  the 
city  along  the  lines  of  the  river 
valleys,  and  over  which  streets  are 
carried  from  hill  to  hill.  The  best 
known  of  the  bridges  are  those 
connecting  the  east  and  west  sides 
of  the  Providence  River,  namely, 
■  Great  Bridge,  1 60  feet  wide,  Craw- 
ford Street  Bridge,  and  the  Point 
Street  Bridge,  the  last  a  fine  struct- 
ure with  a  draw  for  the  passage  of 
vessels.       Providence    and    East 


PROVIDENCE. 


Pi!ltS 


Providence  are  con- 
nected by  two  fine 
bridges  over  the 
Seekonk,  namely, 
the  Red  Bridge  and 
the  new  Washing- 
ton Bridge,  the  lat- 
ter the  largest  in 
the  state,  and  both 
have  draws  to  al- 
low the  passage  of 
vessels  to  and  from 
Pawtncket. 

The  city  is  noted 
for  its  excellent 
horse-car  system. 
All  the  lines  are 
owned  and  operat- 
ed by  the  Union 
Railway  Company, 
and  they  start  from 
a  common  centre, 
the  Great  Bridge, 
at  the  foot  of  West- 
minster Street,  and 
traverse  the  city 
from  that  point  in 

all  directions.  By  means  of  these  lines  every  locality  in  the  city  and  immediate 
vicinity  can  easily  be  reached.  The  views  obtained  from  the  cars  on  many  ot 
the  routes  are  of  a  continual  succession  of  pleasant  residences,  some  embowered 
in  trees,  or  with  well-kept  lawns,  some  of  elegant  architecture,  and  many  unpre- 
tentious homes,  all  contributing  to  the  harmony  of  the  scene.  Many  of  the 
streets  through  which  the  cars  run  are  lined  with  tiees,  and  the  effect  in  sum- 
mer is  very  beautiful.  The  entire  length  of  track  in  the  city  is  fifty-four  miles, 
number  of  cars,  275,  and  the  routes  fifteen. 

Providence  is  an  important  railroad  centre.  Six  roads  enter  the  city,  all 
but  one  of  which  are  directly  connected  elsewhere  at  important  points  with  the 
railroad  system  of  the  country,  and  they  have  connecting  branches  diverging 
from  the  main  lines,  thereby  reaching  nearly  every  village  and  hamlet  in  the 
state.  The  entire  length  of  the  lines  in  the  state  is  "a  fraction  over  318  miles, 
averaging  nearly  one  linear  mile  to  every  three  square  miles  of  territory.  For 
years  the  terminal  facilities  in  the  city  have  been  inadequate,  and  various  at- 
tempts have  been  made  through  the  city  government  to  have  them  improved, 
but  up  to  the  present  nothing  practical  has  been  effected.  A  committee  of  ex- 
pert engineers,  appointed  by  Mayor  Robbins  in  accordance  with  a  resolution  of 
the  city  council,  made  a  report  last  April,  and  the  probability  is  that  their  plan, 
or  some  modification  of  it,  will  be  adopted.     The  outlook  for  increased  facilities 


THE  CITY   HALL,  EXCHANGE  PLACE. 


1 8 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


■frfh 
JBb-Mlfc 


THE    BOARD    OF    TRADE    BUILDING 
Market  Square. 


^^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^       and  for  a  settlement  of  the  vexed  question  of 
ijjl  lll>     proper  accommodations,  both    for    freight  and 

passenger,  is  also  rendered  much  more  hopeful 
from  the  fact  of  the  consolidation  of  the  Boston 
&  Providence  Railroad  with  the  Old  Colony 
system  last  April,  and  of  the  Providence  & 
Worcester  with  the  New  York,  Providence  & 
Boston  Railroad  early  in  May  of  this  year.  In- 
stead of  the  question  brought  up  by  the  demands 
for  better  accommodations  being  divided  by  the 
interests  of  five  or  six  corporations,  these  con- 
solidations simplify  the  matter  very  much  by 
concentrating  the  business  in  the  hands  of  not 
more  than  three,  the  Old  Colony,  the  New 
York,  Boston  &  Providence,  and  the  New  York 
&  New  England,  and  the  rivalry,  even  although 
without  malice,  between  these  great  concerns, 
will  necessarily  ensure  vast  improvements. 
The  magnitude  of  the  changes  in  comtemplation 
will  necessitate  a  long  time  for  their  completion,  and  probably  the  new  stations 
and  approaches,  even  if  the  present  plan  is  adopted,  cannot  be  completed  in 
less  than  two  years.  On  account  of  the  unsettled  condition  of  affairs,  and  in 
view  of  the  experience  of  the  past,  it  cannot  be  assumed  that  the  proposed  plan 
will  be  put  in  execution  in  the  shape  in  which  it  has  been  presented,  and  con- 
sequently a  detailed  account  would  be  useless  in  this  connection.  One  thing, 
however,  is  certain :  the 
time  has  come  for  im- 
provements ;  the  rail- 
roads are  prepared,  the 
city  is  prepared,  and  the 
public  are  tired  of  the 
endless  discussions,  and 
are  willing  to  accept  any 
reasonable  plan. 

In  its  facilities  for  com- 
merce by  sea  Providence 
has  great  advantages, 
which  have,  however, 
not  been  utilized  in  re- 
cent years  as  their  im- 
portance demand.  The 
Providence  River  at  Fox 
Point  and  the  Seekonk  at 
India  Point  unite  with 
the  bay,  there  forming 
the    harbor,  which    is  a  the  state  house,  north  main  street. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


THE    HOMCEOPATHIC   HOSPITAL,    PROVIDENCE. 


safe  and  commodious  basin,  inclosed  from  the  winds  by  high  bluffs  on  all  sides, 
and  from  which  there  is  a  channel  to  the  ocean  through  the  bay,  deep  and  wide 
enough  for  the  largest  vessels.  There  is,  however,  no  foreign  commerce  worth 
mentioning.  Only  an  occasional  merchant  vessel,  with  a  stray  consignment  of 
goods  arrives,  whose  appearance  is  such  a  rarity  that  a  long  newspaper  article 
is  usually  written  about  each  one.  There  are  three  important  coastwise  lines  of 
steamers  :  the  Providence  and  Stonington  Steamship  Line  to  New  York  ;  the 
Providence,  Norfolk  and  Baltimore  Steamship  Line,  and  the  Winsor  Line  to 
Philadelphia,  all  of  which  have  their  wharves  on  the  harbor,  from  Fox  to  India 
Point.  There  are  three  lines  of  steamers  plying  to  places  on  the  bay  :  the  Fall 
River  and  Providence  line,  to  Bristol  and  Fall  River  ;  the  Continental  Steamboat 
Company,  to  Newport,  Rocky  Point,  the  shore  places,  and  the  islands  ;  and  the 
Shore  Transportation  Company,  to  the  east-side  shore  places.  The  George  W. 
Danielson,  a  small,  but  seaworthy  propeller,  runs  from  Providence  to  Block 
Island  during  the  winter  ;  in  the  summer  it  connects  at  Newport  with  the  boats 
of  the  Continental  Steamboat  Company,  and  makes  daily  trips  to  Block  Island. 
One  of  the  boats  of  the  Fall  River  and  Providence  line  makes  several  trips  a 


PROVIDENCE.  21 

week  to  Block  Island,  affording  opportunity  for  a  continuous  passage  and  return 
in  one  day.  A  small  steamer,  the  £hieen  City,  runs  regularly  to  Seaconnet 
Point  in  the  summer,  making  a  round  trip  every  day,  and  during  the  summer 
another  small  steamer  also  runs  to  the  point.  Besides  these,  a  small  freight 
steamer,  the   William  Marvel,  runs  to  Fall  River. 

Rhode  Island  is  a  manufacturing  state,  and  Providence  the  headquarters. 
A  great  proportion  of  the  actual  manufacturing  is  done  within  the  city  limits,  and 
the  business  offices  of  all  the  large  concerns  with  factories  near  or  remote  in  the 
state,  and  even  in  adjoining  districts  in  Connecticut  and  Massachusetts,  are 
located  here.  The  principal  industries  are  the  cotton  and  woolen  manufact- 
ure. According  to  the  state  census  for  18S5  —  which,  however,  the  superin- 
tendent says,  on  account  of  the  failure  to  reply  to  his  queries,  does  not  fully 
show  the  extent  of  the  business  —  the  number  of  establishments  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  cotton  was  93,  with  an  invested  capital  of  $21,154,255, 
and  a  product  for  that  year  of  $21,771,504  ;  those  engaged  in  the  woolen  man- 
ufacture  were  34,  with  a  capital  of  $8,568,450,  and  a  product  of  $18,983,634. 


RESIDENCE  OF    B.   B.    KNIGHT,  ESQ.,  BROAD  STREET. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

rubber  goods  in  Provi- 
dence, Bristol,  and  Woon- 
socket.  The  total  amount 
of  capital  invested,  accord- 
ing to  census  returns  of 
1885,  was  $59,616,229,  in 
2,393  establishments,  em- 
ploying 71,695  persons,  to 
whom  were  paid  in  wages 
$23,353,099;  the  materials 
used  were  valued  at  $48,- 
271,448,  and  the  product 
for  the  year  was  $95,452,- 
0S5. 

The  best  points  of  obser- 
vation for  a  general  view 
of  the  city,  from  its  out- 
skirts, are  the  summit  of 
Camp  Street  on  the  north- 
east, which  gives  a  fine 
view  of  the  whole  city  and 
a  large  area  of  its  environs 
to  the  east  and  north  ;  from 
Mount  Pleasant,  northwest 
of  Olnevville,  the  higrhest 


THE  COUNTY  COURT   HOUSE, 
Corner  of    Benefit  and  College  Streets 

Next  in  importance,  judged  by  the 
amount  of  capital  invested,  are  the 
print-works,  followed  in  the  order 
given,  by  metals  and  metallic 
goods,  gas-works,  machines  and 
machinery,  paper  and  paper 
goods,  jewelry,  building,  silver- 
ware, rubber  and  elastic  goods. 
The  cotton  factories  are  located 
on  the  rivers  of  the  state,  as  are 
also  the  woolen  factories,  but  a 
number  of  the  former  and  a  large 
proportion  of  the  latter,  are  in  the 
city  and  immediate  vicinity. 
Metals  and  metallic  goods  and 
machines  and  machinery  are  man- 
ufactured chiefly  in  Providence 
and  Pawtucket,  paper  in  Paw- 
tucket  and  East  Providence,  jew- 
elry and  silverware  in  Providence, 


THE  SOLDIERS'  AND    SAILORS'    MONUMENT, 
Exchange  Place, 


PROVIDENCE. 


23 


RESIDENCE  OF  JOHN   McAUSLAN,  ESQ. 


point  in  that  section,  where  an  excellent  view  of  the  east  and  west  sides  and 
far  down  the  harbor  and  bay  may  be  obtained,  and  from  Mount  Neutaconkanut, 
near  the  southwest  city  line,  in  Johnston,  which,  though  one  of  the  least  known 
and  visited,  is  really  one  of  the  finest  points  from  which  to  overlook  the  entire 
city  and  its  surroundings,  and  secure  splendid  views,  especially  at  a  fair  sunset 
hour.  This  elevation  is  said  to  be  296  feet  above  the  sea  level  at  its  highest 
point.  All  of  these  "outlooks"  can  be  readily  reached  by  the  horse-cars; 
Camp  Street  summit  and  Mount  Pleasant  by  the  routes  so  named,  and  Mount 
Neutaconkanut  by  the  Plainfield  Street  route.  From  the  site  of  the  old  reform 
school,  on  Tockwotton  Heights,  overlooking  the  harbor,  a  fine  view  down  the 
bay  can  be  obtained,  and  when  the  city  has  laid  out  this  spot  as  a  park,  as  is 
contemplated,  the  beauty  of  the  scene  ought  to  make  it  a  favorite  "  breathing" 
place.  An  easily  accessible  place  from  which  the  business  portion  of  the  city 
can  be  viewed  is  the  top  of  the  tower  of  the  City  Hall.  This  is  open  to  the 
public,  and  visitors  are  expected  to  register  their  names.  Since  the  opening 
of  the  building,  in  1873,  an  average  of  about  three  thousand  persons  per  year 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


have  looked  out  on  the  city  from  this  lofty  place.  The  interior  of  the  dome 
contains  the  batteries  and  apparatus  for  the  city's  fire  alarm  system,  all  of  which 
are  open  to  public  inspection. 

The  Public  Parks  in  Providence  are  eighteen  in  number,  the  majority 
of  which  are  small  inclosures.  Of  these  the  most  important  is  Roger  Williams 
Park.  Blackstone  Park,  on  the  east  side  of  ihe  city,  is  a  wooded  ravine  of 
much  natural  beauty,  extending  from  Butler  Avenue  to  the  Seekonk  River. 
The  Cove  Promenade  is  a  narrow  strip  of  land,  with  trees  and  grass  plots, 
which  borders  and  surrounds  the  Cove,  a  circular,  walled  basin,  about  a  mile  in 
circumference,  in  the  centre  of  the  city.  Dexter  Training  Ground,  between 
Cranston  and  High  streets,  in  the  western  part  of  the  city,  is  an  open  lot  deeded 
to  the  city  many  years  ago,  by  Ebenezer  Dexter,  to  be  used  as  a  training-field 
by  the  militia.  It  is  now  rarely  used  for  this  purpose,  but  it  makes  a  very 
pleasant  small  park,  and  its  surroundings  are  beautiful. 

Roger  Williams  Park  is  the  people's  popular  place  for  public  recreation. 
It  is  located  on  the  southern  border  of  the  city  adjoining  Cranston,  and  is  much 
the  largest  public  park  of  the  city,  containing  about  one  hundred  and  ten  acres 
of  land  and  water.  This  land  was  originally  given  by  the  great  Indian  sachems, 
Canonicus  and  Miantonomi,  to  Roger  Williams  in  token  of  their  good  will  and 
esteem  for  the  founder  of  our  state.  It  was  bequeathed  to  the  city  by  Betsey 
Williams  (a  direct  descendant  and  heir  of  her  great  ancestor,  Roger,  in  the  sixth 
genei-ation)  for  a  public  park,  and  was  accepted  by  the  city  in  November,  1872, 


RESIDENCE  OF  COL.   R.  H.   I.  GODDARD,    HOPE  STREET. 


26 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


THE  ATHEN/EUM. 
Corner  of  Benefit  and  College  Streets. 


on  the  condition  that  it  should 
contain  a  statue  of  Roger'Wil- 
liams,  and  be  called  the  "Roger 
Williams  Park."  A  fine  bronze 
statue  of  Roger  Williams,  stand- 
ing on  a  granite  base,  designed 
and  executed  by  Franklin  Sim- 
mons, sculptor,  of  Rome,  was 
dedicated  here  October  16,  1S77, 
with  imposing  ceremonies  and 
a  very  excellent  and  eloquent 
oration  by  Professor  J.  L  Diman. 
This  monument  cost  $22,000, 
and  subsequently  another  granite 
monument  to  the  memory  of 
Betsey  Williams  was  erected  in 
the  ancient  Williams  Cemetery, 
in  the  park,  at  a  cost  of  $500 
The  grounds  of  the  park  are 
artistically  laid  out  with  beautifully  diversified  walks  and  drives,  smooth  green 
lawns,  turfy -slopes,  and  shady  groves.  Crystal  Lake,  flowing  quite  a  large  area 
of  the  park,  is  one  of  its  chief  beauties,  and  affords  opportunities  for  rowing  in 
summer,  or  skating  in  winter,  that  are  largely  taken  advantage  of  by  the  young 

people  of  the  city.  Within  the 
past  year  or  two,  the  lake  has 
been  doubled  in  size  by  dig- 
ging out  an  adjacent  marsh, 
and  during  the  past  winter 
and  spring  another  large  addi- 
tion has  been  made  in  the 
same  manner,  so  that  now  the 
lake  is  in  reality  a  chain  of 
three  separate  bodies  of  water 
encircled  by  grassy  banks  and 
pleasant  woods..  The  graceful 
swans  and  other  water-fowl 
on  the  lake,  and  groups  of 
animals  and  birds  about  the 
grounds,  the  delightful  shady 
nooks  and  quiet  rural  re- 
treats, and  the  additional  at- 
tractions that  are  constantly 
added,  have  greatly  advanced 
the  park  in  the  public  favor, 
and  it  now  has  more  visitors 
high  school  summer  and  pond  streets.  and   admirers    than  ever  be- 


PROVIDENCE. 


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LAKE,    AT   ROGER   WILLIAMS    PARK. 


fore.     The  ki  What  Cheer  Cottage,"  the  charming  restaurant  and  resting-place 
at  the  park,  will  be  conducted  again  this  season  by  Mr.  James  W.  Cooper,  with 

every  possible  improvement  to  make  it  __  ___-— — , 

pleasant  and    attractive  to  visitors  and 
patrons,  and  sustain  its  high  reputation. 

Prospect  Terrace. —  The  finest 
point  for  the  visitor  to  obtain  a  pano-  j 
ramie  view  of  the  city  is  this  elevated  i 
and  airy  esplanade,  located  on  Congdon  ' 
Street.  It  is  the  most  convenient,  ac- 
cessible, and  popular  observatory,  lo- 
cated near  the  centre  of  trade  and  travel. 
The  citizen  of  Providence  always  takes 
his  guest  and  guides  the  stranger  to  the 
"  Terrace  "  with  the  feeling  that  there 
they  can  secure  a  more  pleasing  and 
satisfactory  view  of  the  city  than  from 
any  other  point  within  its  boundaries. 
Directly  in  the  foreground  we  look  down 
upon  a  wilderness  of  roofs,  far  below 
us,  out  of  which  the  stately  spire  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  lifts  itself  against 
the  sky.     Farther  away  in  the  middle  the  betsey  Williams  house, 

Roger  Williams  Park. 


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PROVIDENCE. 


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ST.  JOHN'S   EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,    NORTH   MAiN    STREET. 


distance  to  the  right,  are  the  sandy  slopes  of  Smith's  Hill.  A  little  more  to  the 
left  our  line  of  vision  crosses  the  Woonasquatucket  valley,  with  its  busy  work- 
shops. Rising  from  the  valley  on  the  left  are  the  abrupt  barriers  of  Federal 
Hill.  Directly  before  us,  lifting  itself  above  all  surrounding  structures,  is  the 
Federal  Street  school  building.  Moving  still  further  to  the  left,  the  eye  becomes 
bewildered  amid  the  confused  and  varied  mass  of  architectural  structures,  nearer 
and  more  remote,  that  crowd  upon  the  vision.  From  this  point  may  be  seen 
many  of  the  larger  and  handsomer  buildings  of  the  city  with  far  better  effect 
than  close  at  hand,  such  as  the  cathedral  and  other  leading  churches,  the  gas 
reservoir,  the  Rhode  Island  Hospital,  and  other  commanding  points.  During 
the  fall  of  1SS7  it  was  discovered  that  the  wall  of  the  terrace  had  begun  to  pro- 
ject outward,  and  it  was  feared  that  it  might  in  time  fall  on  the  houses  below  on 
the  slope  of  the  hill,  so  during  the  winter  of  'Sy-'SS  the  masonry  was  taken  apart 
and  built  up  anew,  and  in  the  summer  of  iSSSthe  terrace  was  again  in  good  and 
safe  condition. 


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PROVIDENCE. 


31 


THE  ARSENAL,    BENEFIT   BETWEEN  THOMAS   AND   MEETING   STREETS. 


The  Pawtuxet  River.—  Within  the  past  five  years  the  stretch  .of  the 
Pawtuxet  River  from  the  village  of  Pawtuxet  for  several  miles  up  stream,  even 
to  the  Pettaconsett  Pumping  Station,  and  beyond  to  Pontiac,  has  become  a 
favorite  place  for  rowing  and  picnic  parties  by  the  young  people  of  the  city,  on 
moonlight  evenings,  summer  afternoons,  and  holidays.  The  river  meanders 
between  grassy  banks  which  here  rise  in  a  steep  hillside  and  there  slope  away 
in  a  meadow  ;  at  one  place  the  stream  is  overhung  by  stately  trees,  at  another 
fringed  by  tangled  shrubbery.  It  hardly  follows  a  straight  course  for  half  a  mile, 
and  as  a  consequence  the  point  of  view  is  constantly  changing,  the  effect  of 
which  is  further  increased  by  the  diversified  character  of  the  banks.  Several 
bridges  cross  the  river,  two  of  them  being  railroad  bridges,  and  it  adds  much  to 
the  scenic  effect  to  see  a  lighted  train  dash  across  one  of  them  while  the  specta- 
tors are  rowing  slowly  on  the  river  below.  What  idyls,  what  romances,  are 
here  enacted  "in  the  glimpses  of  the  moon" — who  can  say?  Certainly  they 
are  many,  for  the  romantic  surroundings,  the  music  of  the  oars,  the  spell  of  the 
woods,  the  voices  of  the  air,  and  the  presence  of  eves  that  speak  responsive  to 
each  other,  all  contribute  to  heighten  the  charm  and  to  brinsr  out  the  latent  and 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


perhaps  unavowed  sentiment.  Along  the  river  are  numerous  spots  where 
parties  can  enjoy  a  picnic,  and  many  persons  have  already  discovered  these 
"  woodland  dells  and  mossy  banks,"  and  have  availed  themselves  of  their  good 
fortune  in  recent  seasons.  The  river  is  reached  by  the  Pawtuxet  line  of  horse- 
cars,  and  boats  can  be  readily  obtained  at  the  boat-houses  near  the  village. 

The  city's  water  supply  is  pumped  from  the  river  at  Pettaconsett,  three 
miles  above  Pawtuxet,  by  powerful  engines,  which  force  the  water  into  the 
Sockanossett  Reservoir,  on  the  heights  about  a  mile  west  of  the  river.  The 
system  was  put  in  successful  operation  November  30,  1S71. 

Walks  About  Town. —  A  former  resident  returning  after  an  absence  of 
twenty-five  or  thirty  years  would  hardly  recognize  Westminster  Street,  and 
would  look  in  vain  about  the  city  for  many  of  its  ancient  but  vanished  land- 
marks, but  would  find  in  every  direction  marked  evidences  of  improvement,  and 
every  way  he  turned  some  new  object  of  interest  would  arrest  his  attention.  He 
would  especially  notice  the  immense  and  elegant  Narragansett  Hotel  on  Broad 
and    Dorrance    streets,   and    the   Hotel  Dorrance    on  Westminster  Street,  new 


THE  PROPOSED   HOME  OF  THE  YOUNG  MEN'S  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION, 
Jackson  and   Westminster   Streets. 


' 


'I,    <f> 


1° 

1 1     CL 


PROVIDENCE. 


35 


THE   RHODE   ISLAND   HISTORICAL  SOCIETY'S  CABINET, 
Waterman  Street. 


and  luxurious  homes  for  the  traveler  and  sojourner,  so  unlike  those  of  his  day. 
On  Exchange  Place  he  would  rind  the  magnificent  new  City  Hall  with  its  gener- 
ous approaches,  and  would  be  impressed  with  the  grandeur  of  its  lofty,  artistic 
walls  of  enduring  granite. 

The  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument  standing  directly  in  front  of  the  new 
City  Hall,  erected  by  the  state  to  the  memory  of  the  soldiers  of  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion,  attracts  the  attention  of  all  visitors,  while  opposite,  at  the  eastern  end 
of  Exchange  Place,  is  the  heroic  equestrian  statue  of  General  Burnside  which 
was  dedicated  with  imposing  ceremonies  July  4,  1S87. 

When  our  returned  townsman  finds  himself  upon  the  "  Great  Bridge  "  as 
it  used  to  be  called,  he  perceives  that  it  is  very  much  broader  and  more  substan- 
tial than  in  the  olden  time.  It  has  the  reputation  of  being  the  widest  bridge  in 
the  world.  It  was  once  the  only  connecting  link  between  the  eastern  and  west- 
ern sides  of  the  river.  But  he  observes  that  now  a  series  of  bridges,  both  above 
and  below,  span  the  stream  and  divide  the  unceasing  current  of  travel  that  flows 
over  them. 

Nor  has  the  improvement  been  confined  to  .the  West  Side.  North  Main 
Street   has   been  widened   and   straightened,    and   with    its  handsome   business 


36 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


THE   BURNSIDE  STATUE. 


blocksjand  substan- 
tial pavements, 
wears  an  aristocratic 
appearance,  worthy 
the  most  ancient 
street  of  the  city.  As- 
cending Co  liege 
Street,  he  discovers 
that  where  once 
stood  the  time-worn 
Town-House,  now 
in  its  fair  proportions 
rises  the  County 
Court  House.  With 
the  gray  walls  of  the 
staid  Athenaaun  on 
his  Jight,  he  climbs 
the  hill  to  the  Uni- 
versity where  he  also 
sees  many  works  of 
industry  in  the  form 
of  new  buildings  and 
other  improvements. 
But  will  the  stranger  please  accept  our  guidance  to  some  of  the  most  noted, 
and  leading  points  of  interest  to  visit  here  and  there  throughout  the  city. 
Leaving  Narragansett  Hotel  and  passing  up  Broad  Street,  from  Dorrance  to 
Richmond  Street  we  get  a  view  of  the  widest  street  in  the  city.  A  little  far- 
ther on  the  music  of  falling  water  is  heard  and  the  eye  refreshed  with  the  sight 
of  the  tossing,  sparkling  plumes  of  the  Abbott  Park  Place  fountain.  The  fine 
edifice  with  colonnaded  front,  next  beyond  the  fountain,  is  the  Beneficent  Con- 
gregational Church,  one  of  the  historic  churches  of  the  city.  A  little  way 
down  Chestnut  Street,  to  the  left,  stands  the  Chestnut  Street  M.  E.  Church,  the 
oldest  Methodist  Church  in  the  city,  and  directly  aci'oss  Broad  Street  stands  the 
handsome  brick  Central  Baptist  Church,  one  of  the  oldest  of  that  denomination. 
Passing  on  up  Broad  Street  we  soon  reach  the  Union  Congregational 
Church,  with  its  lofty  spire,  and  turn  to  the  right  into  Summer  Street,  where 
we  find  the  city  High  School  building,  facing  on  three  streets,  and  in  close 
proximity  an  intermediate  school  building  of  picturesque  design.  Passing  on 
to  High  Street,  we  turn  again  to  the  right,  and  move  eastward  to  the  junction 
of  High  and  Westminster  streets,  near  which  is  the  new  Cathedral,  with  its 
magnificent  proportions,  and  its  grand  and  imposing  facade.  Directly  in  front 
of  this  splendid  edifice,  at  the  junction  of  the  two  streets,  the  monument  to 
the  late  Mayor  Thomas  A.  Doyle  will  be  erected,  and  across  the  square  at  the 
corner  of  Westminster  and  Jackson  streets,  fronting  the  Cathedral,  the  proposed 
new  block  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  is  now  in  process  of  con- 
struction. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


From  this 
point  we 


(''■Pi 
;   \  ''      ,   '  ,l1'  /  ■  .;■.         f  !  ■    •  ' 
n    gain   a    fine 

view  of 
W  estmin- 
ster  Street, 
all  of  which 
may  be  seen 
at  a  glance. 
With  its  in- 
cessan  t  ly 
moving 
forms  and 
cha  ngin  g 
colors,  it  is 
a  perfect 
kaleidosco- 
pic view  in 
perspective. 
What  a 
lively,  busy 
scene  it  is  ! 
Far  enough 
away  to 
catch  only 
the  hum  of 
its  traffic, 
we  can  see 
the  forms  of 
men  and 
w  o  m  e  n 
moving  up 
and  down 
the  pave- 
ment, cross- 
ing and  re- 
crossing 
from     one 

side  of  the  street  to  the  other,  while  a  crowd  of  vehicles  of  every  description 
is  in  constant  motion.  Half-way  up  the  street  the  tall,  dark,  tapering  spire  of 
Grace  Church  breaks  the  monotony  of  the  sky-line  on  the  right ;  upon  the  left 
the  scene  is  varied  by  the  lofty  towers  of  the  Butler  Exchange,  or  perhaps 
from  the  flag-staff  surmounting  the  Hotel  Dorrance  may  float  upon  the  morning 
air  the  bright  colors  of  our  national  banner.     ., 

But  we  must  not  linger,  so  down   the  street  we  go,  becoming  ourselves  a 
part  of  the  picture  we  have  been  contemplating. 


Founde 


THOMAS  J.   HILL, 
the   Providence   Machine  Company,   and    Manufacturer 


We  reach  the  lower  end  of 


4o 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


B.   B.    KNIGHT, 
Of  the   Manufacturing   Firm  of   B.    B.   &   R.'   Knight 


the  street,  and  stop 
for  a  moment  at  the 
Atlantic  building  near 
the  junction  of  West- 
minster and  Weybos- 
set  streets,  to  point 
out  to  our  visitor  the 
only  bit  of  resem- 
blance  to  Boston, 
which  our  city  can 
boast.  From  our  sta- 
tion, looking  directly 
into  Weybosset  Street, 
beyond  the  Post- 
Office,  there  is  pre- 
sented in  the  narrow- 
ness of  the  street,  the 
lofty  blocks  on  either 
side,  and  the  closing 
up  and  disappearance 
of  the  street  in  its 
curving  lines,  a  strong 
suggestion  of  likeness 
to  some  of  the  narrow 


and  winding  by- 
ways of  Boston,  in 
the  neighborhood 
of  Court  Street 
and  Cornhill. 

From  Crawford 
Street  Bridge, 
looking  south,  in 
the  early  morning 
or  near  the  sunset 
hour,  especially 
when  the  condi- 
tion of  the  atmos- 
phere is  favorable, 
very  fine  views  of 
the  harbor  and 
upper  bay,  with 
quite  effective  and 
picturesque  ef- 
fects, may  be  eas- 
ily obtained,  or 
turning    north- 


■•=» 


WILLIAM   H.   HOPKINS, 
Of  the   Firm  of  Hopkins,    Pomroy  &  Company. 


PROVIDENCE. 


4' 


EXCHANGE    PLACE. 


ward  as  pleasing  pictures  of  the  business  section  of  our  city  will  gratify  the 
visitor. 

For  an  enjoyable  stroll,  and  to  give  the  visitor  and  sight-seer  the  best  views 
of  the  principal  buildings  and  prominent  features  of  the  east  side  of  the  city, 
let  us  start  from  the  old  City  Hall,  now  the  Board  of  Trade  Rooms,  on  Market 
Square,  and  passing  up  North  Main  Street,  we  soon  come  to  Waterman  Street, 
at  which  corner  we  find  the  venerable  First  Baptist  Church,  with  its  cool,  green 
lawn,  surrounded  with  its  ancient  elms.  It  is  the  oldest  church  edifice  in  the 
city,  and  one  of  the  finest  specimens  of  church  architecture.  Its  tall,  symmet- 
rical spire  never  fails  to  excite  the  admiration  of  the  cultured  observer.  In  this 
old  church  the  commencement  exercises  of  the  University  have  been  held  for  a 
long  succession  of  years. 

Keeping  up  the  street  we  have  the  State  Normal  School  building  confront- 
ing us,  and  as  we   cross   Benefit  Street,  looking  either  way  along  this  shaded 


avenue,  we  notice  its  many  fine  old  mansions, 
arches,  we  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church  spire,  the  pictur- 
esque outline  of  the  County  Court  House, 
and  the  brown  stone  facade  of  the  Central 
Congregational  Church,  with  its  twin  tur- 
rets. Still  following  up  Waterman  Street 
to  the  right,  we  pass  on  either  side  delight- 
ful residences,  and  reach  the  hill-top  at  the 
junction  of  Waterman  and  Prospect  streets. 
Across  the  way  are  the  classic  grounds 
and  structures  of  Brown  University  ;  di- 
rectly in  front  stands  the  new  Library 
Building  of  the  University  (the  gift  of  the 
late  John  Carter  Brown),  one  of  the  finest 
in  the  world  ;  next  east  is  the  cabinet  of 


Southward,  through  the  leafy 


JOHN   AUSTIN,    ESQ., 

President  of  the   High   Street   Bank. 

Founder   of   the    Austin    Gold    Refinery. 


42  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society,  with  its  rare  collection  of  books,  relics, 
and  historical  souvenirs  open  to  visitors  daily  in  the  season.  Waterman  Street 
stretches  thence  eastward  to  the  Seekonk  River,  along  which,  and  on  its  parallel 
and  intersecting  streets  in  this  favorite  section  of  the  city,  the  visitor  will  find 
many  most  charming  private  residences,  with  generous  surroundings,  adorned 
with  shrubbery  and  flowers,  fountains  and  statuary.  We  turn  northward  and 
take  our  way  along  Prospect  Street,  marking  the  tokens  of  wealth  and  ease  on 
either  side.  Following  Prospect  as  far  as  Barnes  Street,  and  then  going  east 
we  make  Hope  Reservoir,  from  the  commanding  site  of  which  we  gain  a  broad 
outlook.  To  the  eastward  are  the  pleasant  grounds  of  Dexter  Asylum  and  the 
Friends'  School,  which  is  one  of  the  notable  and  honored  landmarks  of  the  city  ; 
to  the  north  and  northwest  the  view  widens  out  over  the  town  and  far  away  to 
the  blue  ranges  of  the  open  country. 

There  are  in  Providence  eighty-four  church  edifices  and  more  than  ninety 
societies  that  meet  for  religious  worship,  about  ten  of  whom  hold  their  services 
in  hired  halls.  There  are  thirteen  Baptist  Churches,  nine  Congregational, 
twelve  Episcopal,  five  Free  Baptist,  ten  Methodist  Episcopal,  five  Colored 
Methodist,  fourteen  Roman  Catholic,  three  Unitarian,  two  Universalist,  and  two 
Presbyterian,  besides  ten  of  various  other  denominations.  Many  of  the  churches 
are  elegant  structures  and  add  much  to  the  beauty  of  the  city.  The  most  inter- 
esting from  a  historical  point  of  view  is  the  First  Baptist  Church  on  North  Main 
Street  already  mentioned.  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  stands  next  in  histori- 
cal importance.  It  is  a  handsome  stone  edifice  further  up  North  Main  Street,  and 
stands  near  the  spot  where  the  first  settlement  was  made.  The  largest  and  most 
imposing  church  edifice  in  the  city  is  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's  Cathedral  on  High,  near 
the  head  of  Westminster  Street,  which  was  dedicated  with  imposing  ceremonies 
July,  1887.  Other  edifices  in  the  central  portion  of  the  city  are  Grace  Church, 
on  Westminster  Street,  the  First  Universalist,  corner  Greene  and  Washington 
streets  ;  Westminster  Congregational,  Mathewson  Street,  and  directly  opposite 
the  Mathewson  Street  M.  E.  Church  ;  Central  Baptist,  corner  High  and  Burrill 
streets,  and  across  the  square  on  Broad  Street  the  Beneficent  Congregational ; 
further  up  Broad  Street  is  the  Union  Congregational,  a  beautiful  brick  structure  ; 
All  Saints'  Memorial,  Episcopal,  corner  High  and  Stewart  street,  is  a  beautiful 
building  of  gothic  architecture  ;  a  short  distance  away  is  the  Stewart  Street 
Baptist  Church.  On  the  east  side  are  many  fine  churches,  the  most  noticeable 
of  which  are  St.  Stephen's,  Episcopal,  George  Street,  near  Thayer;  Hope 
Street  M.  E.  Church,  corner  Power  and  Hope  streets  ;  St.  Joseph's  Catholic 
Church,  corner  Hope  and  Arnold  streets  ;  First  Congregational,  Benefit,  corner 
Benevolent  Street.  The  older  churches  in  the  city  are  nearly  all  plain  struct- 
ures, but  those  erected  in  recent  years  are  more  elaborate  and  much  better 
specimens  of  architecture.  The  Episcopal  churches  are  nearly  all  very  beautiful 
buildings,  and  the  Roman  Catholic  churches  are  remarkable  for  their  substantial 
character,  as  well  as  for  their  architectural  excellence. 

It  has  always  been  a  matter  of  uncertainty  as  to  where  Roger  Williams  was 
buried.  Tradition  has  it  that  his  remains  were  interred  on  the  estate  at  the  corner  of 
Benefit  and  Bowen  streets  where  the  Sullivan  Dorr  house,  so  called,  now  stands, 


PROVIDENCE. 


43 


and  which  was  at  one  time  the  residence  of  Thomas  W.  Dorr,  the  leader  of  the 
rebellion  of  1842.  There  was  a  small  graveyard  here  in  the  rear  of  the  existing 
barns,  and  these  graves  were  opened  in  1S60  under  the  direction  of  Stephen 
Randall,  a  descendant  from  Mercy,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Roger  Williams. 
In  this  lot  an  orchard  had  been  growing  for  many  years.  When  the  grave  sup- 
posed to  be  that  of  Roger  Williams  was  opened  "  a  singular  incident  was  dis- 
covered. The  root  of  an  apple  tree  had  turned  out  of  its  way  to  enter  in  at  the 
head.  Following  the  position  of  the  body  to  the  thighs  it  divided  and  followed 
each  leg  to  the  feet,  tender  fibres  shooting  out  in  various  directions.  By  nature's 
promptings  it  had  taken  up  the  chemical  deposits  of  the  body  and  turned  them 
into  blossoms  and  fruit."  These  quoted  words  are  from  an  article  by  an  official 
of  Brown  University  who  is  an  authority  on  local  history.  In  the  cabinet  of 
Brown  University  this  root  can  be  seen  to  this  day,  appropriately  labeled. 

Having  thus  briefly  noticed  the  more  important  points  of  interest  in  the  city, 
and  given  the  visitor  a  "  starter,"  we  shall  leave  him  to  make  his  own  way  to 
the  many  other  features  of  local  interest  which  it  is  not  necessary  to  enumerate 
here,  and  which  will  be   indicated  for  his  benefit  in  the  Stranger's  Guide. 

On  the  night  of  February  15-16,  iSSS,  Providence  was  visited  by  one  of  the 
most  disastrous  fires  in  its  history.  At  11.45  p.  m.,  on  Wednesday  the  15th,  the 
alarm  rang  out  and  shortly  after  midnight  the  fire  had  enveloped  the  Chace 
block,  a  large,  towering  brick  edifice  on  the  corner  of  Eddy  and  Fountain 
streets,  and  despite  the  efforts  of  the  fire  department,  the  flames  spread  until 
the  whole  section  bounded  by  Union,  Washington,  Eddy,  and  Fountain  streets, 
was  ablaze.  On  this  territory  there  were  a  number  of  large  buildings,  the  whole 
covering  more  than  twelve  acres  of  ground  in  the  most  central  portion  of 
the  city.  The  flames  leaped  from  building  to  building  until  by  3  a.  m.  on 
Thursday  morning,  the  16th,  there  was  no  hope  of  saving  any  of  the  structures 
within  the  limits  already  mentioned,  and  the  efforts  of  the  firemen  were  expended 
to  saving  the  adjoining  buildings  across  the  street  from  the  doomed  section. 

When  daylight  came  the  scene  was  one  of  desolation  and  ruin  such  as  is 
seldom  witnessed,  but  the  effect  in  many  respects  was  not  only  beautiful,  but 
grand.  The  front  of  the  Aldrich  House  was  still  standing,  and  the  water  from  the 
firemen's  hose  had  frozen  on  it  in  all  manner  of  fantastic  shapes,  making  a  pic- 
ture that  was  both  weird  and  beautiful,  and  transforming  the  structure  into  a  verit- 
able ice  palace,  in  which  shape,  as  the  weather  was  very  cold,  it  endured  for 
days,  and  while  in  this  condition  numerous  photographs  of  it  were  taken.  Our 
illustrations  on  page  47  show  to  great  advantage  this  phenomenon  as  well  as 
many  other  views  of  the  ruins.  The  entire  loss  by  this  fire  was  about 
$500,000,  which  was  only  partly  covered  by  insurance.  One  of  the  most 
serious  losses  was  the  entire  destruction  of  the  "  Proprietors'  Records,"  the 
documentary  evidences  and  plans  of  the  original  land  titles  in  the  city  and 
"  Providence  Plantations."  They  were  in  an  iron-bound  box  in  the  office  of 
Henry  Staples  &  Company,  in  the  Chace  block,  Eddy  Street. 

Just  after  midnight  Saturday  morning,  February  iSth,  it  was  discovered 
that  the  well-known  Theatre  Comique,  corner  of  Orange  and  Weybosset 
streets,  was    on  fire.     Although  the  department  responded  immediately,   the 


44 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


flames  had 
gained  such 
headway — 
the  building 
being  of 
wood,  o Id 
and  dry  — 
that  all  ef- 
forts to  stay 
their  prog- 
ress were 
futile  until 
the  entire  in- 
terior of  the 
edifice  and 
of  an  adjoin- 
ing wooden 
building,  the 
Telegraph 
House,  had 
been  con- 
sumed. The 
loss  by  this 
fire  w  a  s 
about  $25,- 
000,  partly 
covered  by 
insurance. 

Again  on 
Sunday  af- 
ternoon,Feb- 
ruary  19th, 
were  the 
citizens  of 
Providence  startled  by  a  call  of  fire,  the  third  in  four  days.  This  time  it  was  the 
Daniels  &  Cornell  building,  on  Custom  House  Street,  where  the  fire  was  supposed 
to  have  started  about  three  o'clock  in  a  water  closet  on  the  third  floor,  and  had 
run  up  the  shaft  and  also  ascended  the  stair  well.  The  fire  soon  obtained  a 
strong  headway  on  the  upper  floor  in  the  large  printing  establishment  of  J.  A. 
&  R.  A.  Reid,  and  belched  forth  from  the  windows  on  the  Custom  House  Street 
side  in  tongues  of  flames  reaching  half-way  across  the  street.  Such  was  the 
fierceness  of  the  fire,  that  it  was  feared  the  magnificent  collection  of  engravings 
which  had  been  the  accumulations  of  years,  as  well  as  the  plates  of  a  number 
of  costly  books  published  by  the  firm,  would  be  destroyed.  Next  morning, 
however,  it  was  found  that  while  the  fire  had  completely  wrecked  the  establish- 
ment, the  cuts  and  plates,  although  damaged  to  a  considerable  extent,  were 
practically  safe.  The  fire  had  not  damaged  the  building  much  below  the  upper 
floor,  but  the  damage  by  water  on  the  lower  floors  was  very  great. 


WILLIAM   T.   NICHOLSON, 
Founder  of  the   Nicholson   File  Works. 


PROVIDENCE. 


45 


Notes  on  some  of    the  Industries    of   the    City. — One  of  the  most 
favorably    known   and  'important  of  the  iron  industries  in  the    city  of  Provi- 
dence, and  one   having  a   history  of  more   than   half  a   century,  is   that  of  the 
Providence  Machine  Company,  of  which  Thomas  J.  Hill   is  the  president  and 
treasurer.     These  works  have  occupied  an  extensive  site  on  Eddy  Street  for  the 
last  forty  years.     They  are  bounded  on  the  west  by  Eddy  Street,  on  the  north 
by  Crary  Street,  on  the  east  by  that  extensive  tract  of  water  frontage  and  land, 
known  to  all  Rhode  Islanders  as  "  Hill's  Wharf,  "  on  the  south  by  the  American 
Screw  Company's  buildings,  and  have  always  been  known  locally  as  "Hill's 
Machine  Shop."     From   these  works  have  been  sent  forth  machines  represent- 
ing the  highest  type  of  every  stage  of  improvement  made  in  cotton  and  woolen 
machinery,  and  their  product  to-day  is  abreast  of  every  demand  of  the  modern 
manufacturer.     The  establishment  throughout  is  now,  and  long  has  been,  one 
of  the  most  complete   and   perfect  in  New  England.     The  works  were  estab- 
lished and  developed  by  Mr.  Thomas  J.  Hill,  and  their  history  forms  only  one 
of  the  incidents  in  his  varied  and  eminently  successful  business  career.     Mr. 
Hill  was  born  in  Pawtucket,  in  180=;,  and  early  in  life  he  engaged  in  mechani- 
cal pursuits.     In  1830  he  came  to  Providence  and  took  charge  of  a  machine 
shop  in  connection  with  the  steam  mill  then  owned  by  Samuel  Slater.      In  1834 
Mr.  Hill  and  Mr.  Slater  formed  a  partnership  under   the   name  of  the  Provi- 
dence Machine  Company.      In   1S35  Mr.  Slater  died,  and  Mr.   Hill  conducted 
the  business  alone,  and  built  it  up  to  such  an  extent  that  in   1845   the  present 
extensive  buildings  were  erected.      In  1S46  Mr.  Hill  became  the  sole  proprietor. 
A  charter  for  a  corporation  had  been  secured  in  1S67  and  in  1874  a  company 
was  organized  with  Mr.   Hill  as  president  and  treasurer  ;   his  son,  Mr.  Albert 
Hill,  secretary  ;  and  Mr.  Geo.  J.  Hazard,  the  present  active  manager,  as  agent. 
The  works  have  been  continuously  prosperous  from  the  first.     The  present 
manufactures  of  the  company  tax  the  works  to  their  full  capacity,  and  comprise 
cotton  roving  frames,  combers  and  lap  machines,  worsted  drawing,  slubbing  and 
roving  frames,  and  worsted  spinning  and  twisting  frames.     About  three  hundred 
hands  are  employed  on  the  different  branches  of  the  work,  which  are  carried  on 
in  separate  buildings  adapted  to  the  purpose.     The  main  building  covers  an 
area  of  60 x  220  feet  and  is  three  stories  in  height;  the  pattern  building  is  40x80 
feet,  and  the  blacksmith  shop  40  x  100  feet.     All  parts  of  the  machines  are  made* 
by  the  company,  including  castings  and  wood  work,  and  all  the  machinery  made 
is  finished  in  the  most  substantial  and  thorough  manner.     Mr.  Hazard,  the  man- 
ager, is  a  thorough  machinist  and  gives  every  part  of  the  work  his  personal  super- 
vision.    He  has  been  with  the  company  since   1854  —  with  the  exception  of  an 
interval  of  four  years  when  he  was  engaged  with  the  Providence  Tool  Company 
in  manufacturing  rifles  — and  has  advanced  from  the  position  of  an  apprentice 
to  that  which  he  now  holds. 

Besides  his  connection  with  this,  his  original  and  pet  enterprise,  Mr.  Hill 
has  been  very  extensively  engaged  in  other  manufacturing  ventures  through- 
out New  England.  In  1867  he  organized  the  Rhode  Island  Malleable  Iron 
Works  and  founded  the  village  known  as  "  Hill's  Grove,"  about  seven  miles 
from  this  city;  and  in  1S75  he  started  a  cotton  mill  there  of  20,000  spindles 
which  he  named  the  Elizabeth  mill  in  honor  of  his  wife. 


46  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

Now-a-days  the  necessity  of  and  the  benefit  resulting  from  insurance  are 
so  well  recognized  that  the  only  question  is  the  reliability  of  the  companies 
carrying  the  policy  and  the  business  character  and  trustworthiness  of  the  agency 
through  which  it  is  negotiated.  Mr.  F.  A.  Waldron,  Jr.,  having  had  an  experi- 
ence of  twenty  years  in  this  city  in  the  insurance  business,  established  an  agency 
in  1SS7  at  33  Westminster  Street,  and  represents  the  following  first-class  com- 
panies:  German  American,  of  New  York,  with  a  capital  of  $1,000,000,  gross 
assets  $5,286,249,  and  net  surplus  over  and  above  all  indebtedness  $2,112,138  ; 
Fireman's  Fund  Insurance  Company,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  with  a  capital 
of  $1,000,000,  gross  assets  $2,181,925,  and  a  net  surplus  of  $367,568;  the 
Merchants'  Insurance  Company  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  with  a  capital  of  $400,000, 
gross  assets  of  $1,312,031,  and  net  surplus  of  $467,249.  Besides  representing 
these  companies  which  take  fire  risks,  Mr.  Waldron  is  the  agent  for  the  Trav- 
elers' Life  and  Accident  Insurance  Company,  Hartford,  Conn.,  the  largest  and 
strongest  accident  insurance  company  in  the  world,  which  has  a  paid  up  capital 
of  $6,000,000,  assets  of  over  $9,000,000,  a  reserve  of  $7,000,000,  and  a  surplus 
of  $2,000,000.  Mr.  Waldron's  experience  equips  him  excellently  for  the  posi- 
tion he  now  occupies,  and  the  standing  of  the  companies  he  represents  guaran- 
tees insurance  of  the  highest  reliability.  The  agency  can  at  any  time  be  called 
up  by  telephone,  the  number  being  16SS,  and  Mr.  Waldron's  post-office  box 
is  1481. 


The  oldest  joint  stock  fire  and  marine  insurance  company  in  New  England, 
and  the  sixth  oldest  in  the  world  is  the  Providence  Washington  Insurance 
Company.  It  is  the  largest  concern  of  the  kind  in  Rhode  Island.  The  com- 
pany under  its  present  name  dates  from  1S17,  when  the  Providence  and  the 
Washington  Insurance  companies  united  their  business  and  their  names.  The 
first  of  these  companies  was  organized  in  1799,  and  the  other  in  1S00.  They 
had  done  a  prosperous  business  before  this  consolidation,  and  since  then  it  has 
been  continually  increasing  and  extending,  now  having  agents  scattered 
throughout  the  United  States.  The  cash  capital  at  present  is  $400,000,  and 
the  assets  on  January  1st,  1S8S,  were  $1,116,858.70.  The  offices  of  the  com- 
pany are  at  20  Market  Square,  in  the  Providence  Washington  building,  for- 
merly known  as  the  What  Cheer  building,  and  now  owned  by  this  company. 
Since  its  organization  the  company  has  only  had  four  presidents  :  first,  Richard 
Jackson,  father  of  Governor  Jackson;  second,  Sullivan  Dorr;  third,  John 
Kingsbury;  and  fourth,  the  present  incumbent,  J.  H.  DeWolf.  The  present 
secretary  is  J.  B.  Branch,  and  assistant  secretary,  George  E.  Bixby.  The 
directors  have  always  been  men  prominently  identified  with  the  business  and 
manufactures  in  the  state.  The  names  of  the  present  board,  who  are  eminently 
men  of  the  highest  business  position  and  character,  are  as  follows  :  Rowland 
Hazard,  J.  H.  De  Wolf,  Wm.  Grosvenor,  Jr.,  Wm.  Ames,  Henry  J.  Steere, 
F.  W.  Carpenter,  R.  I.  Gammell,  E.  Philip  Mason,  Royal  C.  Taft,  Eugene 
W.  Mason,  John  S.  Palmer. 


48 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


The  building  of  steam  engines  has  been  an  important  industry  in  the  city  of 
Providence  for  more  than  fifty  years,  in  fact  many  of  the  chief  improvements 
have  been  the  inventions  of  local  mechanics  and  manufacturers.  In  1821,  John 
Babcock  began  to  build  engines  after  the  general  pattern  of  Boulton  &  Watts, 
and  his  machines  were  put  in  to  run  cotton  mills  and  print  works  in  the  city 
and  its  neighborhood.  The  works  that  Mr.  Babcock  then  established  have  had 
a  continuous  existence  from  that  time,  and  the  present  Providence  Steam  En- 
gine Company  is  the  historical  descendant  of  the  early  concern.  The  firm  of 
Bartlett  &  Thurston  succeeded  John  Babcock,  and  in  1S43-4  Noble  T.  Greene 
became  a  member.  After  various  changes,  in  1S63  the  concern  was  organized 
as  a  corporation  under  the  state  laws,  and  named  the  Providence  Steam  Engine 
Company.  Rathbone  Gardner  is  president  and  treasurer,  and  T.  W.  Phillips 
manager  and  secretary. 

From  1S61  to  1SS4  these  works  were  very  largely  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  marine  engines  and  boilers.  During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  the  company 
constructed  many  such  engines  for  the  United  States  government,  successfully 
putting  in  operation  two  engines  for  sloops  of  war  of  three  thousand  tons  each, 
three  in  double-ender  gunboats  designed  for  river  service,  and  supplied  more 


THE   IMPROVED  GREENE   ENGINE. 

than  three  thousands  tons  of  boilers,  besides  furnishing  steam  steering  ap- 
paratus and  steam  windlasses.  When  the  government  began  to  construct  its 
own  boilers  for  furnishing  high  pressures,  the  company  supplied  them  with  the 
steam  riveting  machines  required.  The  company  was  among  the  earliest 
builders  of  compound  engines,  one  of  which  has  been  in  successful  operation  at 
the  Hope  Pumping  Station  in  this  city  for  the  past  twelve  years,  night  and  day. 
The  company  makes  a  specialty  of  constructing  the  Improved  Greene  En- 
gine. The  original  automatic  cut-off  engine  was  known  as  the  "Sickle's  Cut- 
off', "  and  this  company  was  the  first  and  sole  builders  for  land  use.  The  next 
engine  of  this  type  to  come  into  use  was  the  Corliss, —  soon  followed  by 
the  Greene,  which  was  built  at  these  works  under  a  royalty  until  its  manufact- 
ure was  enjoined  by  Geo.  H.  Corliss  for  alleged  infringement  of  his  patent. 
On  the  expiration  of   the  Corliss  patent  in   1869,  this  company  purchased  the 


PROVIDENCE. 


49 


Greene  patent,  revised  the  engine, 
retaining  all  the  valuable  features 
of  the  original  Greene,  eliminating 
the  defects,  and  substituting  new 
and  valuable  improvements  which 
they  have  patented.  They  are  now 
the  sole  builders,  and  the  engine  as 
now  constructed  is  as  nearly  per- 
fect as  the  science  of  the  times  will 
permit.  It  is  built  for  ioo  lbs. 
steam,  and  is  run  from  So  to  ioo 
revolutions  per  minute  —  the  latter 
for  electric  lighting,  for  which  pur- 
pose it  is  particularly  adapted  on 
account  of  its  fine  regulation. 
Since  the}  commenced  its  con- 
struction, the  works  have  been  run 
full  time  and  extra  hours,  and  its 
manufacture  is  now  simply  a  ques- 
tion of  the  capacity  of  the  works 
to  produce  it. 


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5^ 


THE  CHESTNUT  STREET   M.   E.   CHURCH. 


Better  and  less  noisy  methods 
of  celebrating  the  national  holiday 
have  come  into  vogue  in  recent 
years,  and  at  private  outdoor  gath- 
erings in  the  summer  the  practice  of  illumination  on  many  occasions  is  becom- 
ing common.  These  facts,  with  the  growing  taste  for  decoration,  at  times  of 
public  or  private  celebration,  has  created  more  of  a  uniform  demand  for  the 
classes  of  merchandise  required  to  produce  these  effects.  The  only  place  in 
Rhode  Island  that  makes  an  exclusive  specialty  of  this  description  of  goods  is  the 
Rhode  Island  Toy  &  Fh-ework  Company,  23  Weybosset  Street,  F.  C.  Ferrin, 
Manager.  They  keep  all  kinds  of  fireworks  and  decorating  goods  for  celebrating 
and  political  purposes,  and  their  stock  of  Chinese  and  Japanese  lanterns  for  illu- 
minating purposes  is  very  extensive.  Lines  of  supplies  for  political  campaign 
purposes  are  carried  in  large  quantities,  and  a  special  effort  will  be  made  this 
presidential  year  to  meet  the  demand  ;  the  only  thing  in  this  line  the  company 
does  not  deal  in  is  uniforms.  They  manufacture  a  large  proportion  of  their 
goods  in  another  state,  and  also  import  all  their  foreign  goods  themselves,  by 
these  means  being  enabled  to  sell  to  gi'eater  advantage  than  other  dealers  possi- 
bly can.  This  season  a  special  invoice  of  40,000  Japanese  lanterns  have  been 
imported.  For  the  winter  and  holiday  trade  the  firm  imports  large  quantities 
of  Christmas  goods  —  toys,  albums,  fancy  articles,  china  ware,  etc.  A  large  as- 
sortment of  sporting  goods  is  always  in  stock,  and  the  company  are  agents  for 
Reach's  base  ball  supplies.  The  store  at  Weybosset  Street  is  occupied  for  sale 
purposes,  but  on  Peck  Street  the  company  has  two  extensive  floors  for  storage. 


5o  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

The  art  of  photography  has  attained  a  high  degree  of  perfection  in  Provi- 
dence, and  among  the  leading  and  most  popular  studios  is  the  one  established 
by  Mr.  H.  Q.  Morton  at  75  Westminster  Street.  He  began  in  this  city  in  1873, 
and  has  sustained  a  rapidly  increasing  business  ever  since.  As  an  artist  he  has 
an  enviable  reputation,  and  by  his  untiring  energy  and  determination  to  secure 
all  of  the  latest  improvements,  and  to  do  only  the  best  work,  he  still  continues 
to  receive  a  patronage  unexcelled  by  any  photographer  in  New  England.  At 
one  time  he  had  made  engagements  for  sittings  for  every  fifteen  minutes  from  8 
to  5  o'clock  daily  for  three  weeks  in  advance,  which  is  more  than  most  artists 
have  ever  realized,  and  which  bespeaks  for  him  an  ability  to  produce  work  in 
every  way  satisfactory  to  the  public.  His  rooms  are  supplied  with  every  im- 
plement ever  invented  necessary  to  develop  the  camera's  finest  results,  either  in 
card  photographs,  cabinets,  panels,  or  large  portraits.  During  the  busy  season 
he  employs  about  twenty  assistants.  In  addition  to  the  above,  Mr.  Morton  has 
completed  and  equipped  a  studio  at  Block  Island  at  an  expense  of  several  thou- 
sand dollars,  which  he  opens  to  the  bon  ton  patronage  of  that  noted  summer 
resort  during  the  months  of  July  and  August,  and  has  also  opened  rooms  at  81 
Westminster  Street,  Providence.  In  his  particular  department  he  has,  by 
enduring  enterprise,  added  very  materially  to  the  business  growth  of  the  city. 


Probably  the  historical  successor  of  the  old-time  inn,  where  the  fathers  of 
the  village  assembled  to  gossip  over  the  events  of  the  day  with  each  other  and 
with  the  passing  traveler,  is  the  modern  first-class  hair-dressing  establishment, 
where  the  genial  but  loquacious  knight  of  the  shears  and  the  razor  not  only 
sharpens  his  steel  implements,  but,  by  interesting  converse,  "  sharpeneth  the 
countenances  of  his  friends"  of  the  great  public.  At  no  place  in  the  city  of 
Providence  do  business  and  professional  men  assemble  in  larger  numbers  or 
come  in  such  a  continuous  stream,  as  at  the  hair-dressing  rooms  of  W.  J. 
Nichols,  26  Market  Square.  They  are  centrally  located,  being  near  the  chief 
business  section  of  the  city.  None  but  the  best  men  are  employed,  eleven 
chairs  being  continuously  in  use,  while  an  extra  chair  is  in  reserve.  The 
establishment  is  first-class  in  every  respect,  and  is  not  only  the  largest  in  the 
city  of  Providence,  but  in  New  England.  In  addition  to  the  tonsorial  features, 
a  number  of  perfectly  appointed  bath-rooms  are  connected  with  the  establish- 
ment. 


One  of  the  most  important  branches  of  the  jewelry  manufacture  is  the  re- 
fining and  smelting  of  the  worked-over  material,  "sweepings,"  and  refuse  of 
jewelry  shops.  Formerly  these  "sweepings,"  as  all  this  class  of  refuse  is  tech- 
nically called,  were  thrown  away  as  useless,  but  the  invention  of  methods  for 
the  extraction  of  the  gold  and  silver  demonstrated  the  fact  that  the  manufacturers 
had  been  wasting  valuable  material,  and  now  the  processes  have  been  brought 
to  such  perfection  that  nearly  everything  is  saved.  This  business  has  been  de- 
veloped to  its  highest  perfection  in  Providence  by  John  Austin,  at  74  and  76 
Clifford  Street,  where  he  has  in  operation  the  most  complete  jewelers'  smelting 


PROVIDENCE. 


51 


THE    REFINING    WORKS    OF   JOHN    AUSTIN,    ESQ. 


works  for  waste  that  contains  gold  and  silver,  in  the  country,  and  probably  in 
perfection  of  appointment  and  effectiveness  of  operation  unequaled  anywhere. 
Mr.  Austin  has  been  in  this  business  since  1S57,  starting  originally  as  a 
workman.  In  1S62  he  began  business  on  his  own  account,  on  Dorrance  Street, 
and  moved  to  his  present  location  in  1863.  Until  within  five  years  ago  the 
business  consisted  entirely  of  refining  "  sweeps,"  which  were  shipped  in  the 
refined  state  all  over  this  country  and  abroad,  chiefly  to  Paris  and  London. 
But  on  account  of  a  variety  of  circumstances,  Mr.  Austin  realized  that  he 
would  have  to  do  his  own  smelting,  and  accordingly  with  the  assistance  and 
advice  of  skilled  foreign  workmen,  he  was  enabled  to  develop  a  system  of 
smelting  that  has  resulted  in  making  his  establishment  second  to  none  in  this 
line  anywhere,  and  by  this  means  all  the  zinc,  copper,  and  lead  which  were 
really  thrown  away  when  the  "  sweeps"  were  shipped,  are  saved  and  utilized 
at  home.  With  the  present  facilities  an  average  of  one  and  a  quarter  tons  of 
"sweeps"  can  be  smelted  per  hour.  The  development  of  the  processes  has 
been  mainly  the  result  of  Mr.  Austin's  own  study  and  experiments,  and  they  are 
now  so  perfect  as  to  be  extremely  simple  and  economical  in  practice,  so  that  at 
his  establishment  much  more  work  and  better  results  are  obtained  for  a  corre- 
sponding outlav  of  time  and  labor  than  at  nnv  other  similar  place  in  the  country. 


52 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


The  city  of  Providence  has  many- 
special  lines  of  manufacture,  but  none 
are  more  interesting  than  one  conducted 
on  the  banks  of  the  Seekonk  River,  cor- 
ner of  Waterman  and  East  River  streets, 
near  the  Red  Bridge,  in  a  peaceful  neigh- 
borhood, quite  away  from  the  hum  of 
business.  Here,  in  commodious  quar- 
ters, the  American  Ship  Windlass  Com- 
pany constructs  steam  windlasses,  steam 
capstans,  improved  hand  windlasses  and 
capstans,  and  these  machines  have  been 
and  "are  of  such  approved  merit  that 
they  are  in  general  use  in  the  best 
class  of  vessels,  both  in  the  government 
and  merchant  service.  Attention  is  exclusively  devoted  to  the  construction 
of  these  machines,  the  methods  of  operation,  the  tools  and  appliances,  and  as  a 
result  the  machines  themselves  have  all  been  brought  to  a  very  high  degree  of 
perfection.  The  demands  of  modern  commerce  require  large  vessels,  and  the 
labor  of  weighing  the  anchors  of  these  monster  crafts  as  compared  with  the 
former  class  of  vessels  is  such  that  the  steam  windlass  is  a  necessary  adjunct, 


:e  steam  capstan  windlass, 
new  style. 


3 


fl   T  'm-*-*'-"-- 


U    ^    ^ 


WORKS   OF  THE   AMERICAN   SHIP  WINDLASS   COMPANY. 

while  its  use  saves  much  time  and  labor,  as  by  its  means  two  men  can  often 
accomplish  work  formerly  requiring  twenty  or  twenty-five.  A  majority  of  the 
steel  and  iron  ships  built  in  the  last  twelve  years  on  the  Atlantic  coast  and 
the  great  lakes  are  provided  with  this  windlass,  and  seven-eighths  of  all  the  ves- 
sels of  the  country  have  them  in  use  to-day. 


PROVIDENCE. 


5.1 


OFFICE  AND  WAREHOUSE  OF  RUMFORD   CHEMICAL  WORKS,  SOUTH   WATER   STREET,   PROVIDENCE. 


When  Roger  Williams  was  banished  from  Massachusetts,  he  first  landed 
on  the  east  side  of  the  Seekonk  River,  near  the  present  village  of  Rumford,  in 
East  Providence,  R.  I. 

In  these  later  days  Rumford  has  attained  a  position  of  no  little  importance, 
by  reason  of  the  location  there  in  1854,  of  the  famous  Rumford  Chemical 
Works,  a  corporation  organized  by  Professor  E.  N.  Horsford,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  and  his  associates.  The  spot  —  once  a  barren  waste  —  is  now  covered 
with  fertile  fields.  Mr.  Horsford  was  then  Rumford  Professor  in  Harvard  Uni- 
versity, and  in  honor  of  this  professorship  and  of  its  founder,  Count  Rumford, 
the  works  take  their  name.  The  products  of  the  works  are  known  as  Professor 
Horsford's  chemical  preparations.  They  are  "  Horsford's  Cream  Tartar  Substi- 
tute," "  Horsford's  Bread  Preparation,"  "Rumford  Yeast  Powder,"  "Hors- 
ford's Phosphatic  Baking  Powder,"  "  Horsford's  Acid  Phosphate,"  "  Hors- 
ford's Anti-Chlorine,"  and  "Horsford's  Sulphite,"  besides  general  and  special 
chemicals. 

The  product  has  been  increased  lately  by  a  new  manufacture,  namely,  a 
sparkling  beverage  which  has  been  named  "  Phosa."  It  is  prepared  from 
Horsford's  acid  phosphate  and  pure  fruit  juices,  and  is  a  delightful,  healthful, 
and  refreshing  drink. 

The  works  and  their  productions  are  of  national  importance,  and  they 
may  indeed  be  considered  as  one  of  our  national  industries. 

As  an  instance  of  the  high  estimation  in  which  these  productions  are  held 
by  scientific  men,  we   subjoin  an   extract  from  a   personal   letter  from  Baron 


54  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

Liebig,  the  greatest  known  chemist    in  the  world,  to   the  inventor,  Professor 
E.N.  Horsford : 

"Royal  Bavarian  Academy  of  Science,  Munich,  July,  1868. 
"I  have  satisfied  myself  of  the  purity  and  excellence  of  your  bread  preparations.     I  consider  this  invention 
as  one  of  the  most  useful  drifts  which  science  lias  made  to  mankind!    It  is  certain  that  the  nutritive  varae  of  the 
flour  will  be  iucreased  teu  per  cent,  by  your  phosphatic  bread  preparations,  and  the  result  is  precisely  the  same 
as  if  the  fertility  of  our  wheat  fields  had  been  increased  by  that  amount.    What  a  wonderful  result  is  this!  " 


To  most  persons  mechanical  processes  are  particularly  interesting,  and  this 
is  especially  so  in  regard  to  such  as  deal  with  the  materials  of  every  day  life. 
For  this  reason  the  grinding  of  grain  has  always  been  an  unfailing  source  of 
pleased  attention,  and  since  it  was  one  of  the  first  of  industries  it  has  been  cele- 
brated in  song  and  story,  by  many  of  the  greatest  writers  of  the  age.  "  Ho  ! 
the  dusty  miller,"  —  his  mill  on  the  river  bank  by  the  falls,  was  always  the 
centre  of  trade,  of  gossip,  and  has  been  made  the  scene  of  many  a  romance. 
Now-a-days  the  opportunities  for  observing  an  old  fashioned-grist  mill  are  rare, 
but  the  modern  mills  are  far  more  wonderful  with  their  improved  machinery. 
The  mill  of  the  Arlington  Hay  and  Grain  Company,  Anthony  Corcoran,  man- 
ager, on  corner  Cranston  Street  and  Depot  Avenue,  near  the  horse-car  barn,  is 
one  of  the  most  perfectly  appointed  of  modern  grist  mills.  It  is  equipped  with 
Westinghouse  boiler  and  engine  of  60  horse-power,  has  automatic  conveyors 
for  grain  to  every  story  of  the  building,  and  is  supplied  with  coolers  and  all 
modern  appliances  for  handling  grain.  There  are  facilities  for  grinding  60 
bushels  of  grain  per  hour,  and  the  elevators  will  unload  from  cars  twenty 
bushels  per  minute.  One  hundred  bushels  of  corn  in  the  ear  can  be  ground  in 
one  hour  by  the  Sullivan  Cracker  in  use  in  the  mill.  For  economy  in  hand- 
ling, efficient  management,  and  eligible  situation,  the  mill  has  no  superior,  and 
on  account  of  these  advantages  the  patrons  have  the  benefit  of  the  lowest  prices. 
The  company,  like  the  ancient  millers,  grind  grain  for  customers,  and  do  it 
promptly  with  satisfaction  to  all  concerned.  Besides  their  mill  business  the 
company  also  deals  in  hay,  straw,  salt,  coal,  wood,  and  grain  of  all  kinds,  and 
in  addition  to  their  main  establishment  already  mentioned,  have  a  branch  store 
at  290  Broadway,  Olneyville.     Their  telephone  call  number  is  3816-2. 


Until  comparatively  few  years  ago  there  was  no  distinct  profession  of  dentis- 
try, but  every  medical  man,  whether  skilled  in  that  line  or  not,  was  a  dentist, 
his  practice  of  the  art,  however,  consisting  mainly  of  extracting  teeth  ;•  but  with 
the  subdivision  of  labor  and  the  establishing  of  specialties  in  very  recent  time, 
dentistry  has  become  a  distinct  profession,  and  from  being  merely  devoted  to 
the  pulling  of  teeth,  now  deals  more  with  their  general  care  and  preservation. 
Continuous  advances  have  also  been  made  for  a  number  of  years  past  in  the 
use  of  anaesthetics,  in  methods  of  filling,  dealing  with  sensitive  teeth,  and 
the  making  and  fitting  of  artificial  teeth.  No  practitioner  of  this  noble  and 
necessary  profession  has  striven  more  earnestly  to  keep  abreast  of  all  these 
modern  improvements  than  W.  H.  Tillinghast,  D.  D.  S.,  220  Westminster 
Street,  Providence,  in  whose  elegantly  appointed,  convenient,  and  roomy  apart- 
ments the  patient  will  be  certain  of  the  best  care,  skill,  and  treatment,  and 
can  also  be  sure  that  the  methods  employed  are  those  which  experience  and  the 
latest  research  has  demonstrated  to  be  the  best. 


PROVIDENCE. 


55 


No  concern 
in  Providence 
has  acquired  a 
wider  or  better 
reputation  for  ef- 
fective machines 
in  their  own  line 
than  Volney  \V. 
Mason  &  Co. 
Their  specialties 
are  hoisting  ma- 
chinery, friction 
pulleys,  and 
clutches.  The 
excellence  of 
these  appliances 
is  shown  by  the 
fact  that  this 
company  re- 
cently  fitted   up 

sixty -one  hoisting  machines,  shafting,  etc.,  in  the  New  York  Central  and  Hud- 
son River  Railroad  Company's  hay  depot,  New  York,  being  the  most  extensive 
collection  of  hoisting  machinery  ever  assembled  and  operated  in  one  establish- 
ment. Illustrated  and  described  in  the  Scientific  American,  Api-il  21st,  18SS. 
They  took  the  contract  for  the  erection  of  these  machines  against  all  competition, 
and  completed  it  in  sixty  days.  Elevators  of  various  kinds  are  also  made,  and 
many  separate  appliances  that  go  with  the  peculiar  class  of  machines  made- 
The  firm  makes  a  point  of  carrying  in  stock  a  full  line  of  wire  rope  for  elevators, 
transmission,  and  rigging  purposes,  and  are  the  only  parties  in  Providence  carry- 
ing such  a  stock. 


THE    RHODE    ISLAND    HOSPITAL. 


To  establish  a  business,  and  by  glowing  advertisements  and  well-filled  and 
gaudy  show  windows  to  hold  the  patronage  of  the  public  for  a  year  or  more, 
is  comparatively  easy,  but  the  man  of  enterprise  who  succeeds  for  upwards  of 
two  decades  in  carrying  a  gradually  increasing  business  year  after  year,  selling 
to  regular  patrons,  is  the  representative  merchant  —  the  one  who  must  enjoy  the 
better  class  of  patronage.  We  find  such  the  case  in  the  career  of  the  millinery  es- 
tablishment located  at  166  Westminster  Street,  Providence,  which  was  founded  in 
1S6S  by  A.  Rhodes,  whose  name  is  well-known  throughout  the  city  and  state  from 
the  fact  that  under  his  efficient  management  it  has  become  one  of  the  leading 
millinery  houses  of  the  state,  and  enjoys  a  patronage  from  the  city  and  surround- 
ing towns  unsurpassed  by  any  establishment  in  New  England.  The  secret  of 
Mr.  Rhodes*  success  is  generally  ascribed  to  his  system  of  buying  first-class 
goods  in  the  belief  that  customers  appreciate  a  trade  which  will  give  them  last- 
ing satisfaction  rather  than  pay  their  money  for  cheap  goods,  saving  perhaps 
a  few  cents  on  the  purchase,  but  by  far  the  more  costly  in  the  end. 


56 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


THE    WORKS  OF    THE    NICHOLSON    FILE    CO. 

Probably  no  better  illustration  of  the  skill  and  enterprise  of  native  mechan- 
ics can  possibly  be  cited  than  that  afforded  by  the  history  of  the  Nicholson  File 
Company.  Mr.  William  T.  Nicholson,  a  native  of  Pawtucket,  and  all  his  life 
engaged  in  the  construction  of  intricate  machinery,  developed  during  and  soon 
after  the  Civil  War  a  series  of  machinery  for  the  construction  of  files.  Previous 
to  that  time  file  making  by  machinery  had  not  been  a  success,  but  Mr.  Nicholson 
made  a  very  eminent  success.  The  works,  which  are  undoubtedly  the  largest 
of  their  kind  in  the  world,  are  located  near  the  heart  of  the  city  upon  a  plat  of 
four  acres  of  land,  two-thirds  of  which  is  covered  by  substantial  brick  buildings, 
devoted  entirely  to  the  production  of  files,  rasps,  and  filers'  tools.  The  officers 
of  the  company  are  :  W.  T.  Nicholson,  president ;  Stephen  Nicholson,  super- 
intendent;  Geo.  Nicholson,  treasurer;  and  Samuel  Nicholson,  secretary. 


For  the  extraction  of  teeth  without  pain  the  new  anaesthetic  is>  the  best  in 
use.  Dr.  J.  W.  Bond,  224  Westminster  Street,  corner  of  Mathewson,  has  had 
many  years'  experience,  and  performs  all  operations  very  successfully  and  satis- 
factorily, and  by  its  use  he  has  extracted  twenty-eight  teeth  at  one  sitting  with 
positively  no  pain.  The  doctor  specially  excels  in  the  making  of  artificial 
teeth.  Particular  attention  given  to  preserving  the  natural  teeth,  and  filling 
is  done  in  the  best  manner.  The  office  is  fitted  up  with  all  the  latest  appliances, 
and  the  whole  interior  presents  an  air  of  general  attractiveness. 


PROVIDENCE. 


$;  iter 

IS   l.;;!li>. 


It  is  very  frequently  a  ques- 
tion with  many  of  us  as  to 
where  we  can  get  a  good  suit 
of  clothes  made,  and  often  a 
few  hints  about  that  matter 
from  friends  are  very  seasona- 
ble and  aid  us  in  making  selec- 
tions. One  of  the  best  places 
in  the  city,  easy  of  access,  well 
lighted  so  that  the  quality  and 
texture  of  the  goods  can  be  in- 
spected to  advantage,  is  the 
tailoring  establishment  of  H. 
W.  Hudson  &  Company,  on 
the  ground  floor  of  the  Narra- 
gansett  Hotel  building,  corner 
of  Broad  and  Dorrance  streets. 
The  goods  are  principally  of  foreign  make,  but  the  best  American  fabrics  are 
also  kept  in  stock,  so  that  there  is  always  plenty  of  chance  for  selection,  and  the 
firm  caters  chiefly  to  the  fine  tailoring  trade,  and  do  very  satisfactory  work.  In 
1879  they  started  business  in  the  Old  Infantry  building,  but  in  1885  moved  to 
their  present  location,  where  they  have  one  of  the  best  appointed  establishments 
in  the  city.  From  the  very  beginning  their  business  has  constantly  increased, 
necessitating  in  time  their  removal,  and  a  continuous  increase  in  the  amount  of 
stock  carried  has  been  required  ever  since  then. 


THE  NARRAGANSETT  HOTEL, 
Corner  of   Broad,    Dorrance,   and   Eddy   Streets. 


In  these  days  of  change  it  is  pleasant  occasionally  to  find  a  business  that 
has  endured  for  half  a  century.  Such  is  the  record  of  that  conducted  by 
George  Hutchins  at  122  and  124  South  Main  Street,  in  the  Infantry  Building. 
This  business  was  first  established  in  1838  at  No.  9  Westminster  Street,  where 
it  continued  until  January  1,  1858,  when  it  was  moved  to  the  Howard  Build- 
ing on  Westminster  Street,  but  remained  there  only  one  year,  as  that  building 
was  burned.  For  sixteen  years  thereafter  the  business  was  located  at  corner 
of  Broad  and  Dorrance  Streets.  It  was  removed  to  Howard  building  in  1874 
and  remained  there  eight  years,  was  then  for  two  years  on  corner  of  Westmin- 
ster and  Union  Streets,  and  for  the  past  six  years  has  been  at  its  present  location. 
The  business  increased  continually  from  1S50  to  1S75,  a  period  of  twenty-six 
years,  in  the  last  named  year  reaching  the  fine  sum  of  a  quarter  of  a  million  dol- 
lars. Most  of  the  time  since  1850  the  stock  carried  has  included  crockery, 
china,  glass,  gas  fixtures,  silver  ware,  kerosene,  oil  and  lamp  goods.  Nearly 
all  the  large  hotels  in  the  city  and  state  have  been  furnished  from  this  store, 
among  them  the  magnificent  Narragansett  Hotel  in  this  city.  The  present  store 
is  well  supplied  with  all  the  goods  just  mentioned  and  many  specialties  in  those 
lines,  and  the  cheap  rent  and  the  personal  attention  Mr.  Hutchins  bestows  upon 
the  business  enables  him  to  guarantee  first-class  goods  at  low  prices.  He  has 
just  added  to  his  stock  a  new  patent  oil  stove,  superior  to  any  now  in  the  mar- 
ket. 

5 


5§ 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


In  a  busy  city  the  accessibility  of  a  busi- 
ness establishment  is  an  important  consid- 
eration, especially  if  it  is  a  place  dealing 
in  supplies  of  prime  importance.  The 
firm  of  Arnold,  Miller  &  Co.,  dealers  in 
house  furnishing  goods,  corner  High  and 
Summer  streets,  opposite  Dean,  are  ex- 
ceedingly well  located,  being  within  easy 
walking  distance  of  families  on  High, 
Cranston,  and  Broad  streets,  Broadway, 
Atwell's  Avenue,  the  intersecting  streets, 
and  all  the  western  part  of  the  city.  They 
occupy  a  fine,  large,  brick  building,  four 
stories  in  height,  and  every  floor  is  reached 
by  a  commodious  elevator.  A  large  stock 
is  constantly  carried,  consisting  of  full 
lines  of  all  descriptions  of  household  sup- 
plies, fine  furniture,  kitchen  furnishings, 
refrigerators,  stoves,  crockery,  wooden  ware,  screens,  curtains,  oil  stoves,  and  a 
specialty  is  made  of  carpets  and  oil  cloths.  Here  may  also  be  found  in  abun- 
dance the  thousand  and  one  articles  necessary  to  fit  out  a  house,  and  the  cus- 
tomer will  find  ample  convenience  and  be  sure  of  the  most  courteous  treatment. 


THE  EMPORIUM  OF  ARNOLD,    MILLER  &  CO. 


The  Friends'  School,  an  institution  for  both  sexes,  is  upon  an  eminence  in 
the  City  of  Providence,  one  hundred  and  eighty-two  feet  above  tide  water. 
Most  of  the  State  of  Rhode  Island  and  a  large  district  of  Massachusetts  are  in 
view  from  its  cupola,  while  the  beautiful  waters  and  shores  of  Narragansett  Bay, 
complete  the  picture.  Moses  Brown,  of  Providence,  founded  it  in  1784.  The 
Yearly  Meeting  of  Friends  for  New  England  has  the  care  of  it.  A  thorough, 
practical  education  for  business  life  and  the  most  approved  preparation  for  col- 
lege are  furnished.  Many  universities  and  colleges  receive  students  from  it  on 
certificates,  without  examination. 

The  school  has  a  large  number  of  experienced  teachers,  and,  as  far  as 
practicable  they  are  specialists,  limited  to  their  several  departments.  Industrial 
instruction  has  recently  been  added.  The  fine  arts  receive  special  attention. 
Excellent  instruction  is  given  in  music.  It  has  an  astronomical  observatory, 
valuable  apparatus  for  chemical  and  physical  work,  and  a  rich  mineral  cabinet. 
The  Library  contains  about  six  thousand  well-selected  volumes.  A  very  home- 
like and  agreeable  appearance  has  recently  been  given  to  the  rooms  by  the  use 
of  large  numbers  of  beautiful  pictures  and  busts.  It  is  lighted  with  the  Edison 
incandescent  electric  light.  The  educational  force  of  an  institution  of  this 
character  is  not  limited  to  school  hours  ;  it  is  constant.  The  great  benefits 
of  co-education  are  everywhere  discernible.  For  particulars  address,  Augus- 
tine Jones,  A.  M.,  Friends'  School,  Providence,  R.  I. 


^,,f.M 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

Man's  well-be- 
ing depends  upon 
many  agencies. 
First,  he  must  be 
clothed.  The 
wearer  of  a  fabric 
from  the  plant  or 
the  animal  seldom 
gives  a  thought 
to  the  means  by 
which  he  is  prop- 
erly clad,  yet  the 
making  ready  of 
these  necessities 
of  civilized  exis- 
tence requires  the 
time,  thought,  and 
labor  of  a  vast 
army  of  workers. 
The  agents  who 
stand  between  the 
producer  and  the 
consumer  are  in- 
dispensable to 
both.  What  hin- 
drance and  waste 
would  result  if 
every  man  must 
buy  cloth,  thread, 
and  buttons,  and 
find  cutter  and 
maker.  The  tailor 
would  be  embar- 
rassed if  he  had  to 

procure  all  his  goods  from  the  manufacturer,  but  he  is  best  served  by  buying  of 
the  merchants  who  make  a  specialty  of  supplying  his  wants. 

Messrs.  Hale  &  Bosworth  (George  B.  Hale  and  John  C.  Bosworth)  belong 
to  this  class  of  the  people's  agents,  and  they  deal  in  foreign  and  domestic  woolens 
and  tailors'  trimmings,  keeping  before  their  customers  the  best  productions 
found  in  home  and  foreign  markets.  The  business  was  established  January  i, 
18S2,  in  Butler  Exchange,  but  is  now  carried  on  in  the  Masonic  Hall  building, 
corner  of  Pine  and  Dorrance  streets,  where  a  large  trade,  growing  larger  rapidly, 
has  been  built  up.  Both  members  of  the  firm  were  formerly  in  the  employ  of 
Messrs.  James  H.  Read  &  Company  and  are  the  only  members  cf  the  old 
house  now  in  active  business.  The  firm's  wareroom  measures  85  x  45,  and  is 
excellently  adapted  to  the  display  of  goods.  There  is  ample  storage  room  in 
the  basement,  and  an  elevator  is  devoted  exclusively  to  the  firm's  business.  The 
firm  is  favorably  known,  and  finds  customers  throughout  New  England. 


IE  NEW   MASONIC  HALL.— WAREROOMS  OF  HALE  &   BOSWORTH. 
Corner   Pine  and   Dorrance  Streets.    Providence. 


PROVIDENCE.  6 1 


CAPTAIN   W.    M.   JONES,  GEO.   A.   KILTON, 

Superintendent  of  the  Providence  Line.  Providence  Agent  of  the  Winsor  Line  Steamers. 

The  "Winsor  line"  of  steamers,  at  first  called  the  "  Empire  line,"  and 
later  the  "  Keystone  line,"  was  established  to  run  as  freight  steamers  between 
Providence  and  Philadelphia,  in  1866,  by  J.  M.  Huntington  &  Company,  or 
Norwich,  Conn.  In  1872  the  line  was  sold  to  Henry  Winsor,  of  Philadelphia, 
by  whom  a  new  company  was  soon  afterwards  formed  and  incorporated  by  the 
Massachusetts  legislature,  with  the  title  of  the  "  Boston  &  Philadelphia  Steam- 
ship Company,"  with  its  shipping  port  at  Providence,  transporting  the  freight 
received  here  to  Boston  and  elsewhere  by  rail. 

The  new  line  commenced  business  here  early  in  1866,  with  its  first  office 
at  the  Boston  Railroad  Company's  wharf  on  India  Street,  at  the  foot  of  Ives. 
In  1872  the  business  was  removed  to  the  wharf  on  India,  foot  of  South  Main 
Street.  In  1875,  because  of  the  great  increase  of  business  ample  quarters  were 
secured  at  Ives  wharf,  where  the  line  now  has  a  water  front  and  a  wharfage  of 
225  feet,  with  a  freight  and  store-house  225  by  60  feet,  with  over  two  acres  of 
yard  room  and  spur  tracts  connecting  with  the  railroads  on  India  Street ;  with 
ample  appliances  for  receipt,  quick  discharge,  and  careful  storage  of  freight. 

The  line  at  present  comprises  three  large  screw  steamers:  the  Saxon, 
1,500  tons,  Captain  Wm.  M.  Swasey  ;  the  Catherine  Whitiftg,  800  tons, 
Captain  John  H.  Briggs  ;  the  Aries,  1,200  tons,  Captain  John  R.  Briggs, 
and  the  Tonazvanda,  800  tons,  kept  at  Philadelphia  as  a  spare  steamer. 
One  of  these  staunch  and  commodious  vessels  leaves  each  port  every  Wednes- 
day and  Saturday  afternoon.  The  line  receives  large  freights  of  manufactured 
goods,  cottons,  woolens,  hardware,  and  machinery,  and  brings  back  large 
cargoes  of  cotton,  wool,  leather,  iron,  hides,  and  other  southern  and  western 
products.  From  Philadelphia,  the  agents  forward  freight  west  by  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad,  and  south  by  the  Ocean  Steamship  Company  to  Savannah. 

The  present  officers  of  the  line  are  as  follows  :  president,  Henry  Winsor, 
of  Philadelphia  ;  treasurer,  Edward  Whitney,  of  Boston  ;  secretary,  James 
Hill,  of  Boston.  Agents  :  Henry  Winsor  &  Company,  at  Philadelphia  ;  E.  B. 
Sampson,  at  Boston.  Mr.  George  A.  Kilton  has  been  the  Providence  agent 
of  this  line  from  1872  to  the  present  time. 


63  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

.In  1S30,  not  far  from  its  present  location,  the  Phenix  Iron  Foundry  was  es- 
tablished. The  business  of  the  concern  has  always  been  largely  in  connection 
with  cotton  and  woolen  mills  and  dyeing,  bleaching,  and  finishing  works. 
Heavy  shafting  in  all  its  parts,  and  gearing  have  been  made  chiefly  for  the  fifst 
two  industries  mentioned,  while  for  the  other  three  complete  machinery  has 
been  manufactured.  Here  in  these  works  have  been  made  the  majority  of  the 
large  calender  rolls  used  in  this  country,  which  are  constructed  of  either  corn 
husks,  cotton,  or  paper.  Other  specialties  manufactured  are  tentering  machines 
for  diving  and  softening  cloth  including  ginghams  and  velveteens  ;  mangles  of 
all  kinds,  hydraulic  presses,  and  a  variety  of  other  machines. 

A  machine  shop  has  always  been  operated  in  immediate  connection  with 
the  foundry.  In  1S4S,  the  principal  owners  with  others  built  the  Elm  Street 
machine  shop,  and  both  establishments  were  conducted  practically  by  the  same 
management.  The  machine  shops  and  their  connected  buildings  are  on  Elm 
and  Butler  streets  and  extend  through  to  South.  They  have  a  frontage  of 
eighty  feet  on  Elm,  200  feet  on  Butler,  and  eighty  feet  on  South  Street,  covering 
the  entire  lot.  There  is  also  a  wood  working  shop  on  corner  of  Elm  and  South 
street  where  the  patterns  and  wood  work  of  the  establishment  are  made, 
and  the  dimensions  of  which  are  30  x  90  feet.  The  foundry  and  offices  of  the 
company  are  on  Elm  Street  east  of  Eddy.  The  total  area  of  the  entire  works  is 
200,000  square  feet. 

The  first  American-made  calico  printing  machine  was  produced  here,  and 
their  manufacture  still  forms  a  part  of  the  business.  For  about  forty  years  a 
friction  pulley  clutch  has  been  made,  which  for  substantial  character  for  large 
power  has  never  been  excelled. 

The  concern  has  recently  begun  the  manufacture  of  the  Nagle  power  boiler 
feed  pump,  which  meets  a  demand  long  existing  for  a  thoroughly  good  force 
pump  for  the  continuous  feeding  of  steam  boilers  and  general  mill  use  for  sup- 
plying tanks,  etc.  It  is  exclusively  made  at  these  works.  Send  for  book  giving 
full  information. 

In  a  spacious  fire-proof  building  are  stored  patterns  for  gears  to  the  value  of 
more  than  two  hundred  thousand  dollars.  These,  with  patterns  for  pulleys  of  all 
sizes  have  been  accumulating  for  nearly  sixty  years.  A  full  list  of  gears  and 
pulleys  has  been  printed  for  the  use  of  patrons. 

The  daily  capacity  of  the  foundry  for  castings  is  above  twenty -five  tons. 
There  is  no  intermission  in  the  daily  casting,  so  that  mill  owners  and  others  may 
be  sure  of  the  prompt  execution  of  orders. 

The  capital  stock  of  the  company  is  $140,000.  Under  a  change  in  the  man- 
agement many  improvements  have  been  made  and  evidences  of  increased  activity 
are  visible  *in  all  directions.  The  present  financial  manager  is  Charles  R. 
Earle,  who  is  president  and  treasurer.  Mr.  Amos  W.  C.  Arnold,  the  present 
agent,  has  held  that  position  since  1885,  and  has  been  in  the  employ  of  the  com- 
pany for  about  fourteen  years.  He  is  a  practical  man  in  all  respects,  and  his 
large  experience  enables  him  to  take  advantage  of  all  recent  improvements  to 
develop  the  works  to  the  best  advantage.  About  one  hundred  and  seventy-five 
men  are  employed  in  the  entire  works. 


"I 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGAXSETT. 


The  largest  marble  and  granite  work.  . 
the  city  of  Providence  are  those  of  Si 
ton  &  Farnum,  at  575  High  Street.  Here 
at  all  times  can  be  seen  in  their  extensive 
sheds  all  descriptions  of  monuments,  head- 
stones, mantels,  lettering  and  carving  in 
process  of  construction  Besides  this  busi- 
ness the  firm  deals  in  marble  mantels  made 
in  imitation  of  cherry,  mahogany,  antique 
oak,  and  other  prevailing  fashionable  styles, 
and  the  imitations  are  so  perfect  that  even 
experts  cannot  detect  them  by  the  eye.  The 
firm  are  also  agents  for  the  Aldine  patent 
iron  fire-pla.ce,  which  is  probably  the 
most  effective  contrivance  for  heating  and 
ventilating  offices  and  rooms  in  use.  It  is 
the  only  open  fire-place  that  can  be  piped 
to  a  chimney,  one  or  more  rooms  removed  from  the  grate  itself.  It  takes  in  the 
cold  air  from  the  floor  by  suction,  and  emits, the  heated  air  from  above  the 
grate,  while  its  embodiment  of  the  return  draft  principle  ensures  perfect  com- 
bustion, the  whole  resulting  in  a  very  perfect  ventilation  of  the  room. 


THE  ALDINE   PATENT   FIRE-PLACE 


If  you  want  to  get  a  good  article  in  ice  cream,  one  of  the  best  places  to  go 
to  is  W.  H.  Doughty  &  Company's,  79  Fifield  Avenue.  The  firm  started  busi- 
ness in  1885  rear  989  Eddy  Street  in  a  small  shop  with  hand  machinery,  but 
business  increased  so  rapidly  that  next  season  they  removed  to  their  present  lo- 
cation, where  they  operate  a  six  horse-power  engine,  run  three  machines,  have 
five  teams  out  retailing  their  cream,  and  employ  from  seven  to  ten  men. 
Special  attention  is  paid  to  supplying  families,  select  parties,  church  festivals, 
or  excursion  parties,  and  orders  large  or  small  can  be  filled  at  short  notice.  A 
prompt  response  is  always  made  to  telephone  orders.  The  firm  also  makes  a 
specialty  of  hulled  corn  in  the  winter  season,  and  as  some  of  the  partners  have 
had  an  experience  in  this  line  extending  over  twelve  years,  they  can  guarantee 
an  excellent  article. 


A  first-class  place  where  ladies  could  go  to  have  their  hair  dressed  and 
trimmed  without  the  publicity  that  is  a  necessary  feature  of  even  the  most 
elegant  barbering  establishment  patronized  by  gentlemen,  has  long  since  been 
a  desideratum  in  this  city.  In  view  of  this  fact  Messrs.  Parker  &  Storm  have 
recently  fitted  up  a  ladies'  parlor,  in  a  commodious  apartment  in  the  base- 
ment of  the  Hotel  Dorrance,  across  the  entrance  from  their  gentlemen's  es- 
tablishment. This  room  is  specially  devoted  to  ladies,  where  they  can  have 
the  consciousness  that  they  will  not  be  subjected  to  the  scrutiny  of  a  promiscu- 
ous company  ;  it  is  fitted  up  elegantly,  and  three  chairs  are  in  constant  use. 
In  the  gentlemen's  department  across  the  passage,  six  chairs  are  in  use.  and 
every  convenience,  such  as  baths,  boot  polishing,  etc.,  is  readily  furnished. 


THE   NINTH   ANNUAL   RHODE   ISLAND   CLAM   DINNER,   TENDERED 
WORKS,    AT   VUE   DE    L'EAU    CLUB,    PR( 


THE    ELECTRICAL   FRATERNITY   BY  THE   AMERICAN   ELECTRICAL 
JENCE,    R.   I.,    ON    FRIDAY,   AUGUST   12th,    1887. 


PROVIDENCE. 


AMERICAN    ELECTRICAL  WORKS. 


The  manufacture  of  electrical  sup- 
plies is  conducted  on.  an  extensive 
scale  by  the  American  Electrical 
Works,  No.  67  Stewart  Street,  Provi- 
dence. The  business  was  begun  by 
Eugene  F.  Phillips  in  1S70,  with  two 
braiding  machines,  which  could  have 
been  run  on  an  ordinary  office  desk. 
A  steady  increase  continued  until  1S7S, 
when  Mr.  Phillips  associated  with  him- 
self Mr.  Wm.  H.  Sawyer,  as  superintendent  of  the  works,  a  thoroughly  prac- 
tical electrician,  who  has  made  the  mysteries  of  electricity  a  life  study.  This 
gave  a  fresh  impetus  to  the  business,  and  in  1SS2  the  concern  was  incorporated 
as  the  American  Electrical  Works,  with  Mr.  Phillips  as  president,  and  Mr. 
Sawyer  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  Each  succeeding  year  has  shown  sales  much 
greater  than  its  predecessor,  and  the  scope  of 
articles  furnished  has  increased  from  two  or  three 
styles  in  1S70  to  over  one  thousand  in  18SS. 
Among  these  are  electric  light  wire,  telephone, 
incandescent  and  electric  cordage,  magnet  wire, 
patent  rubber  covered  wire,  office  and  annunciator 
wire,  lead  encased  wire,  Faraday  aerial  and  un- 
derground cables.  Orders  have  increased  from  a 
few  pounds  in  1S70  to  ten  and  twenty  thousand  at 
present,  the  Faraday  cables  being  ordered  in  lots 
as  large  as  twenty  miles  at  one  time,  the  length 
of  the  latter  strung  out  as  single  wire  would  measure  2,000  miles.  The 
main  factory  is  a  four-story  brick  building  with  a  basement,  121  x  40  feet,  with 
two  Ls,  each  65x30  feet,  while  in  the  rear  is  a  four-story  wooden  building, 
115x30  feet,  the  whole  forming  a  hollow  square,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  an 
engine  which  operates  the  entire  establishment.  A  visit  to  these  works  will 
repay  any  one  interested  in  electrical  matters. 


THE  VUE   DE   L'EAU   CLUB   HOUSE   AND  GROUNDS. 


66 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


The  idea'  of 
pain  is  i  n  t  i  - 
mately  associa- 
ted with  the 
mere  sugges- 
tion of  any  op- 
eration  upon 
the  teeth.  But 
like  any  other 
science  or  pro- 
fession, won- 
derful improve- 
ments are  being 
made  in  dentis- 
try. Dr.  Z.  T. 
Williams,  527 
High  Street, 
corner  of 
Kn  igh  t,  e  x  - 
tracts  teeth  free 

of  pain,  without  the  use  of  chloroform,  ether,  or  gas.  He  can  also  extract  your 
teeth  and  give  you  a  full  set  the  same  day,  being  probably  the  only  man  in 
Providence  who  can  do  this.  Such  a  set  he  guarantees  to  fit  for  ten  years.  His 
new  gold-lined  vulcanite  plates  are  worth  examining.  Special  attention  is 
given  to  treating  and  saving  the  natural  teeth,  and  thereby  badly  decayed  and 
ulcerated  teeth  are  rendered  painless  and  serviceable  for  years.  Roots  crowned 
and  restored  to  their  original  usefulness.  All  work  done  by  the  doctor  will  be 
found  to  be  eminently  satisfactory.  The  office,  being  at  the  corner  of  High 
and  Knight,  is  exceedingly  well  located  for  a  large  section  of  the  city. 


THE  FIRST  LIGHT  INFANTRY   BUILDING, 
South   Main   Street. 


One  of  the  most  enjoyable  excursions  in  the  state  is  a  trip  up  the  Woonas- 
quatucket  Valley  on  the  Providence  and  Springfield  Railroad,  which  is  only 
twenty-three  miles  in  length,  and  runs  for  nearly  the  whole  distance  on  the 
bank  of  the  river,  alternately  crossing  and  recrossing  the  stream,  but  mostly 
keeping  on  the  south  side.  Between  Providence  and  Pascoag,  the  terminal 
station,  there  are  sixteen  factory  villages.  The  train  speeds  along  past  a  con- 
tinual succession  of  pleasant  scenes  consisting  of  wooded  banks,  sloping  mead- 
ows, mills  in  the  hollows,  houses  among  the  trees,  a  church  here  and  there 
on  high  ground,  and  the  river  in  places  stretching  out  in  a  wide  expanse,  held 
back  by  a  dam,  or  in  other  localities  rushing  over  the  rocky  bed  or  pouring 
over  an  artificial  waterfall,  a  bright  and  laughing  stream.  Notwithstanding  the 
many  villages,  the  outlook  for  the  greater  part  of  the  distance  is  on  the  woods 
and  fields.  The  road  follows  the  Woonasquatucket  River  until  beyond  Georgia- 
ville,  and  from  thence  onward  to  the  terminus  follows  the  valleys  of  the  Tar- 
kiln  and  Clear  rivers.  The  beauty  of  the  country  along  this  road  has  already 
attracted  many  residents,  who,  by  means  of  the  railroad,  live  in  these  scenes  of 
rural  contentment  and  get  to  and  from  their  business  in  the  city. 


The  Strangers'  Guide-Providence. 


HOTELS. 

Narragansett,  corner  Dorrance  and  Broad. 

Dorrauce,  corner  Dorrance  and  Westminster. 

City,  Broad,  near  Eddy. 

Perrin.  127. 123.  ami  131  Washing-ton,  opposite  Snow. 

Central,  6  to  10  Canal. 

Revere,  corner  Pine  and  Dorrance. 

iEtna,  (formerly  Freeman  i.  96  Fnion. 

St.  George.  66,  68,  and  70  Washington. 

Musee,  1  Aborn. 

Hopkins,  421  and  423  High. 

Mansion  House,  159  Benefit. 

Bruchers,  261  Westminster. 

Girard,  Eddy  Street  opposite  City  Hall. 

Bijou,  5U,  Union  Street, 

CHURCHES. 

Ba  ptist. 

Branch  Avenne,  Flora,  corner  Ashton. 

Broadway,  Broadway,  corner  Valley. 

Central,  High,  corner  Burrill. 

Congdon  Street,  Congdon. 

Cranston  Street.  Cranston,  corner  Paine. 

Ebeuezer,  Slade  building,  45  Eddy. 

First,  North  Main,  between  Waterman  and  Thomas. 

Fourth.  Scott,  corner  Bacon. 

Friendship  Street,  Friendship,  corner  Prince. 

Jefferson  Street,  Jefferson,  corner  Common. 

Mt.  Pleasant,  Academy  ave.,  corner  Beaufort. 

Roger  Williams,  Wanskuck. 

South,  Ocean,  corner  Gallup. 

Stewart  Street,  Stewart,  corner  Pond. 

Union,  East,  corner  John. 

Congregational. 

Academy  Avenue,  Mount  Pleasant. 
Beneficent,  Broad,  near  chestnut. 
Central,  Benefit,  near  College. 
Elmwood,  Greenwich,  corner  Oakland. 
Free.  Richmond,  corner  Pine. 
North,  Charles,  near  R.  R.  cr<  ssing. 
Pilgrim.  Harrison,  near  High. 
Plymouth,  Richardson,  near  Prairie  avenue. 
Union,  Broad,  near  Stewart. 

Episcopal. 
All  Saints'  Memorial,  High,  corner  Stewart. 
Church  of  the  Messiah,  High,  corner  Valley. 
Church  of  the  Redeemer,  North  .Main,  corner  Riley. 
Church  of  the  Saviour,  Benefit,  corner  Tiausit. 
Church  of  the  Epiphany,  Elmwood,  Potter's  avenue, 
near  Greenwich. 
Christ,  Oxford,  corner  Eddy. 
Grace,  Westminster,  comer  Mathewson. 
St.  Paul's,  Carroll,  near  Orms. 
St.  James,  Gesler,  near  Courtland. 
St.  John's,  North  Main,  corner  Church. 
St.  Stephen's,  George,  near  Thayer. 
St.  Thomas',  Douglas  ave.,  near  Wanskuck. 

Free  Baptist. 
First,  Plainfield,  Olneyville. 

Greenwich  Street,  Greenwich,  cor.  West  Friendship. 
Second,  Pond. 

Park  Street,  Park,  corner  Jewett. 
Roger  Williams,  High,  corner  Knight. 

Methodist  Episcopal. 
Asbury,  Hewes,  near  North  Main. 
Broadway,  Broad  way,  corner  Ringgold. 
Chestnut  Street.  Chestnut,  corner  Clifford 
Cranston  Street.  441  Cranston. 
Harris  Avenue,  Harris  ave..  near  Broadway 
Hope  Street,  Hope,  corner  Power. 

Mathewson  Street,  Mathewson,  between  Westminster 
and  Washington. 
St.  Paul's,  Potter's  avenue,  cor.  Prairie  avenue. 


Trinity,  Broad,  corner  Major. 
Swedish,  Federal,  corner  Salmi. 


Roman  Catholic. 


Assumption.  Potter's  avenue,  near  Cranston. 

Cathedral,  SS.  Peter  and  Paul.  High,  corner  Fenner. 

Holy  Name.  Jenkins,  corner  Knowles. 

Immaculate  Conception,  West  River. 

Pro-Cathedral,  Broad. 

St.  Charles,  French  Church,  Branch  Avenue. 

St.  John's.  Atwell's  avenue,  corner  Sutton. 

St.  Patrick's,  State,  near  Smith. 

St.  Mary's,  Broadway,  corner  Barton. 

St.  Joseph's,  Hope,  corner  Arnold. 

St.  Edward's,  Geneva. 

St.  Michael's,  Prairie  avenue,  corner  Oxford. 

St.  Teresa's,  Manton  avenue. 

St.  Thomas. 

Elmhurst  (Convent),  Smith. 

Unitarian. 

First  Congregational,  Benefit,  corner  Benevolent. 

Olney  Street  Congregational.  Olney,  opposite  Pratt. 
Westminster  Congregational,  Mathewson,  near  West- 
minster. 

Universalisl. 
Ballon  Universalist,  North,  near  Orms. 
Church  of  the  Mediator.  Cranston,  corner  Burgess. 
First,  Greene,  corner  Washington. 

Presbyterian. 
First,  Clifford,  near  Claveri.k. 
United,  Broadway,  corner  Hicks. 

Other  Denominations. 

Advent  Christian  Society,  Hammond. 

African  Union,  Clayton  (colored). 

Allen  Chape!,  ,\  Street  (colored). 

Bethel,  Meeting,  near  Thayer  (colored). 

Christian,  Broad,  corner  Fenner. 

Christian  Mission  or  Bethel  Coffee  House, 84  Wickendeu 

Church  of  the  Yahveh,  Pearl,  corner  Providence. 

Congregation  Sons  of  Israel  and  David,  98  Wevbosset. 

i  Iranston  Mission,  Baptist,  Jackson  Avenue. 

Iioughty's  Mission,  Advent.  Rmad.  near  Prairie  Ave. 

Ebenezer  Primitive  Methodist,  Franklin  Avenue,  cor- 
ner Vale. 

Free  Religious  Society,  Blackstone  Hall,  Washington, 
.comer  Snow 

Friends  Meeting,  North  Main,  corner  Meeting. 

Gorton  Hall  Christian  Mission,  Potter's  Avenue,  near 
Cranston. 

Gospel  Mission,  114  Hierh. 

I.ilac  Street  M.  E„  76  Lilac  (colored). 

Manton    Christian    Church,   Manton    avenue,  corner 
(  halkstone  avenue. 

Mount  Zion  (colored  (Potter's  avenue,  comer  Cranston. 

New  Jerusalem  Church,  Broad,  corner  Linden. 

Olivet     Mission     (colored  i.    Oomrre^atiomil.    Ill    Cove, 
room  4. 

Pawtucket  Avenue  Mission.  Baptist.  Pawtucket  ave. 

People's  Evangelical  Church,  163  Oxford 

Pettis  Avenue  Mission. 

Providence  Spiritual  Association.  Blackstone  Hall. 

Reorganized  Church  of  Jesus  Christ,  275  High. 

Salvation  Army  of  America,  265  High. 

Salvation  Army  (  Em-'lishi,  -jxl  High. 

Second  Advent,  Temperance  Hal),  Eddy,  corner  Pot- 
ter's avenue. 

„?t™Andrew's   Mission,  Episcopal,   Odd  Fellows  Hall, 
Mt.  Pleasant, 

Swedish  Baptist  Mission.  98  Weybosset. 

Swedish  Episcopal  Mission,  Grace  church  chapel 

Swedish  Christian  Association,  7(1  Weybosset. 

Swedish  Methodist  Mission,  slade  Building,  Eddy 

Swedish  Lutheran,  Slade  Building,  Eddy. 
Union  Sea  and  Land  Mission,  Ashore  and  Afloat,  108 
John. 
Union  A.  M.  E„  Leorna. 
Zion,  Gaspee,  near  Smith  (colored). 


68 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 

Allen's  Print  Works,  Printerv  and  Thurber's  Lane. 

American   Screw   Co.'s    Works.   New  England    Mills 
Eddy. 

American  Screw  Co  's  Works,  Eagle  Mills,  Stevens. 

American  Ship  Windlass  Co.,  Waterman,  corner  East 
Kiver. 

Arcade,  76  to  84  Westminster,  running  through  to  Wey- 
bosset. 

Arminarton  &  Sims  Engine  Co.,  Eagle  Street. 

Arsenal.  Benefit,  near  Meeting. 

Athemeum,  Benefit. 

Atlantic  Mills,  Manton  Avenue,  Olneyville. 

Barstow  Stove  Co.,  Point,  corner  Chestnut. 

Blackstone  Hall,  Washington,  corner  Snow. 

Board  of  Trade,  Market  square. 

Brown  .t  Sharpe  Manufacturing  Co.,  Promenade. 

Brown  University,  Prospect. 

Brown  University  Ball  Ground.  George. 

Brown,  The  John,  House.  Power,  corner  Benefit. 

Brown,  Deputy  Governor  Elisha,  House,  537  and   539 
North  Main. 

Bryant  and  Stratton  Business  College,  Hoppin  Home- 
stead Building. 

Builders'  Iron  Foundry,  22  Codding,  near  High. 

Burnside  Monument.  Exchange  place. 

Butler  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Swan  PointRoad,  near 
Butler  Avenue. 

Butler  Exchange,  Westminster. 

Cathedral,  High,  corner  l'enner. 

Charity  Building,  3  North  Court. 

City  Hall,  Exchange  place. 

City  Machine  Co.,  Harris  Avenue,  corner  Acorn. 

Conrad  Building,  Westminster,  corner  Aborn. 

Corliss  Steam  Engine  Co.'s  Works,  Charles  and  Burt. 

County  Court  House,  Benefit. 

Cove  Promenade,  rear  of  Union  Passenger  station. 

Custom  House,  Weybosset. 

Davol  Rubber  Co.,  16  Point. 

Dexter  Training  Ground,  Dexter,  near  High. 

Dexter  Asylum,  Hope. 

Dyer's  Opera  House,  Olneyville  Square,  Olneyville. 

Dyerville  Manufacturing  Co.,  Dyerville. 

Elba  Woolen  Mills,  Butler,  corner  Elm. 

Elizabeth  Building.  1(;2  to  11)6  North  Main. 

Elmwood  Cotton  Mills.  Mawney  aud  Daboll. 

Exchange  Place,  opposite  Union  Passenger  Depot. 

Franklin    Foundry    and    Machine   Co.,    Charles   and 
Randall  square. 

First  Baptist  Church,  North  Main. 

First  Congregational  Church,  Benefit. 

First  Universalist  Church,  Greene. 

Fletcher  Manufacturing  Co.,  Back  and  Charles. 

Fox  Point  Wharf,  south  end  South  Main. 

Freemason's  Hall,  Dorrance,  Pine:  and  Eddy. 

Friends'  Boarding  School.  Hope 

Friends'  Meeting  House,  North  Main. 

Fuller  Iron  and  Machine  Works,  South  Main,  cor.  Pike. 

Gasometer,  Crary.  (largest  dome  in  the  world). 

Gas  Works,  Benefit,  coiner  Pike. 

Gas  Works,  Laugley. 

Gas  Works.  Allen's  avenue. 

Geaeva  Mill,  Douglas  Avenue,  Geneva. 

Gorham    Manufacturing    Co.,    North    Main,     corner 
Steeple. 

Grace  Church,  Westminster. 

Granger  Foundry  aud    Machine   Co.,    Gaspee,  corner 
Francis. 

Grant  Mill,  Carpenter,  corner  Grant. 

Harbor  Junction  Wharf,  South  Providence. 

Harris  Steam  Engine  Works,  Park,  corner  Promenade. 

Hia-h  School,  Summer. 

Hillside  Woolen  Mills,  Eagle. 

Home  for  Atred  Women,  Front. 

Hope  Club  House,  6  Benevolent. 

Hope  Pumping  Station  aud  Reservoir,  Olney. 

Hopkins.  Stephen,  House.  Hopkins. 

Hoppin  Homestead  Building,  277  to  289  Westminster. 

Horse  Car  Depot,  foot  of  Westminster. 

Hotel  Dorrance.  Westminster. 

Hoyle  Tavern,  Junction  High  and  Cranston. 

Infantry  Armory,  South  Main. 

Laureldale  Chemical  Works,  Promenade. 

B    F.  Keith's  Gayety  Opera  House,  formerly  Low's 
Grand  Opera  House,  192  Westminster. 

Manton  Manufacturing  Co.,  Manton. 

Market  Square,  space  around  old  city  building,  near 
Horse  Car  station. 
McWilliams  Manufacturing  Co.,  Ill  Orange, 
Miller  Iron  Co.,  Harris  Avenue. 
Monohansett  Mill,  Eagle. 

Mowry  &Goff,  English  and  Classical  School,  Snow. 
Music  Hall,  Westminster,  corner  Aborn. 
Narragansett  Boat  Club  House,  Seekonk  River,  near 
Red  Bridge. 
Nan  agausett  Hotel,  Dorrance. 
New  England  Butt  Co.,  Pearl,  corner  Perkins. 
Nicholson  File  Co.,  118  Acorn. 
Normal  School,  Benefit,  corner  Angell. 
North  Burying  Ground. 

Nottingham  Mills    (formerly  Steam  Mill),  314  Dyer. 
Odd  Fellows  Hall,  97  Weybosset. 


Olneyville  Square,  end  High,  at  western  extremity  city, 
on  border  town  of  Johnston. 

Oriental  Mills,  Admiral,  corner  Whipple. 

Phenix  Iron  Foundry,  Eddy,  corner  Elm. 

Point  Street  Bridge. 

Post-Office,  Weybosset. 

Prospect  Terrace.  Congdon. 

Providence  Dyeing,  Bleaching  and  Calendering  Co., 
&36  Valley. 

Providence  Institution  for  Savings,  76  South  Mam. 

Providence  Machine  Co.,  564  Eddy. 

Providence  National  Bank. 

Providence  Opera  House,  Dorrance,  corner  Pine. 

Providence  Steam  Engine  Co.,  373  South  Main. 

Providence  Worsted  Mills,  Valley. 

Randall  Square,  junction  Charles,  Randall,  Stevens 
and  Chalkstone  Avenue. 

Red.  or  Central  Bridge,  east  end  of  Waterman,  to  East 
Providence. 

R.  1.  Bleach  and  Dye  Works,  Eddy,  corner  Bleachery. 

R.  I.  Club,  171  Broad. 

R.  I.  Hospital,  Eddy. 

R.  I.  Locomotive  Works,  Valley,  corner  Hemlock. 

R.  I.  School  of  Design,  Westminster. 

Richmond  Print  Works,  Valley,  corner  Eagle. 

Riverside  Mills,  Kilby,  near  Manton  Avenue. 

Roger  Williams  Park,  south  end  city. 

Rumford  Chemical  Works,  175  South  Main,  and  Rum- 
ford.  East  Providence. 

Sabin  Tavern,  The  Old,  corner  Planet  and  South  Main. 

Sacred  Heart  Female  Academy,  (Roman  Catholic), 
Elmhurst,  Smith. 

Sanitary  Gymnasium,  Aborn. 

Sans  Souci  Summer  Garden,  Broadway. 

Seholnekl  Commercial  College,  174  Westminster. 

Silver  Spring  Bleaching  and  Dyeing  Co.,  Charles,  n. 
Admiral. 

Slate  Rock,  foot  of  William,  near  river  bank. 

Soldiers'  and  Sailor's  Monument,  Exchange  place. 

State  House.  North  Main. 

State  Normal  School.  Benefit. 

Stedman  &  Fuller  Manufacturing  Co.,  58  Warren. 

Steere  Worsted  Mill,  Wauskuck. 

St.  Mary's  Church,  Broadway. 

Sullivan  Dorr  House,  corner  Benefit  and  Bowen. 

Swan  Point  Cemetery.  „.,,,. 

Tillinghast   House,  The  Old,  corner  South  Main  and 


Tool  Co.'s  Works.  Burt. 

Union  Club  House,  corner  Washington  aud  Aborn. 
Union  Congregational  Church.  Broad. 
Union  Oil  Co.,  India  near  Ives. 
Union  Passenger  Station.  Exchange  Place. 
University  Grammar  School,  cor.  College  aud  Prospect. 
Valley  Worsted  Mills,  Eagle. 
Wauskuck  Mills.  Branch  Avenue,  Wanskuck. 
Washington  Bridge,  Iudia  Point  to  East  Providence. 
Waterman  Burial  Place,  corner  Benefit  and  Waterman. 
Weybosset  Mills    Valley,  corner  Oak. 
Whipple  House,  oldest  house  in  Providence,  north  side 
Abbott  Street,  near  North  Main,  at  North  End. 
Whitestoue  Cotton  Mill,  Cranston,  corner  Dexter. 
Wilkes  Barre  Pier,  East  Providence. 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  new  building,  corner  Westminster   and 
Jackson. 

INSTITUTIONS. 

Arion  Club,  (musi'-al),  Blackstone  Hall. 
Art  Club.  11  Thomas. 

Atheuseum,  Benefit,  corner  College. 

Board  of  Trade,  Market  square. 

Bronson  Lyceum,  159  Westminster. 

Brown  University,  Prospect,  opposite  College. 

Butler  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Swan  Point  Road,  near 
Butler  Avenue.  „  , 

Children's  Friend  Society,  (Orphan's  Home)  47  Tobey. 

Christian  Mission,  or  Bethel  Coffee  House,  Wickenden. 

Commercial  Club,  (business). 

Deaf  and  Dumb  School,  Fountain,  near  Aborn. 

Dexter  Asylum,  Hope. 

Frankliu  Lyceum,  62  Westminster. 

Friends'  School,  Hope. 

Home  for  Aged  Men,  63  Chestnut. 

Home  for  Aged  Women,  Front,  corner  East. 

Hope  Club,  6  Benevolent. 

Irrepressible  Society,  81  North  Main. 

La  Salle  Academy,  Fountain  near  Broadway. 

Mechanics  Exchange,  9  Custom  House. 

Narragausett  Boat  Club,  Seekonk  River,  foot  of  Angell. 

Providence  Association  for  the  Benefit  of  Colored  Chil- 
dren, 20  Olive. 

Providence  Lying-in  Hospital. 

Providence  Medical  Association.  54  North  Mam. 

Providence  Press  Club,  Room  17,  4th  floor,  Butler  Ex- 
change. 

Public  Library,  55 and  57  Snow. 

Reform  School,  at  State  Farm.  Cranston, R.  I. 

Rhode  Island  Exchange  for  Women's  Work,  343  West- 
minster. 

Rhode  Island  Homeopathic  Hospitil,  151  Olney. 

Rhode  Island  News  dealers  Protective  Union,  91  West- 
minster, room  7. 


PROVIDENCE. 


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Rhode  Island  Society  for  the  Encouragement  of  Do. 
mestic  Industry,  128  North  Main. 

Roger  Williams  Saving  Fund  and  Loan  Association,  62 
Westminster. 

Rhode  Islan  1  Bible  Society,  133  Westminster. 

Rhode  Island  Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union. 
14  Butler  Exchange. 

Rhode  Island  Historical  Society,  Waterman. 

Rhode  Island  Hospital,  Eddy,  near  Hospital. 

Rhode  Island  School  of  Design,  283  Westminster. 


St.  Aloysius  Orphan  Asylum,  Prairie  Avenue. 

St.  Xavier  Academy,  3U()  Broad. 

St.  Elizabeth  Home,  Atlantic,  corner  Melrose. 

Union  for  Christian  Work,  135  Bread. 

Union  Club,  Washington,  corner  Aborn. 

University  Grammar  School,  cor.  College  and  Prospect. 

Veteran  Fireman's  Association,  98  Weybosset. 

Women's  Educational  and  Industrial  Union,  173  Broad. 

Women's  Christian  Association,  Boarding   Home,  66 
Fountain,  Branch  House,  96  Mathewson. 

Women's  City  Missionary  Society. 

Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union,  23  Butler  Ex- 
change. 

Women's  Club  (R.  I.),  Conrad  building. 

Woonasquatucket  Library,  Atwell's  Avenue,  cor.Eagle. 

Workiugmen's  Home,  Earle's  Block,  South  Main,  cor- 
ner James. 

Young  Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union,  Library 
and  Tea  Room,  151  Broad. 

?.  M.  C.  A.,  276  Westminster,  Music  Hall  Building. 


LOCALITIES  IN  CITY  LIMITS. 


South  Providence.— The  southern  portion  of  the  city 

immediately  west  of  the  harbor,  and  included  in  the 

present  Sixtu  Ward 
Elmwood.— Southwest  part  of  the  city,  west  of  South 

Providence,  the  main  portion  of  Seventh  Ward. 
W'anskuck.—  A   factory  suburb  in    extreme  northwest 

portion  of  city. 
Geneva.—  A  factory  suburb  west  of  Wanskuck. 
Mount   Pleasant.— A   considerable  elevation  covered 

with  residences  in  western  section  of  city. 
Olneyville.—  A  name  applied  generally  to  the  locality 

centering  on  square  of  that  name,  two  miles  west 

from  City  Hall,  a  large  part  of  which  is  across  the 

line  in  town  of  Johnston . 
North  End.—  The  locality  in  neighborhood  of  Randall 

Square  and  North  Burial  Ground. 
Arlington.— End  of  Cranston  Street,  west   of  Fenner 

Avenue  in  town  of  Cranston,  just  over  the  city  line. 
Dyerville.— West  from  Mount  Pleasant  at  extremity 

of  Manton  Avenue  horse  car  route. 
Field's  Point.—  At   entrance   to   Providence   Harbor, 

South  Providence. 
East  Side.— All  that  portion  of  the  city  lying  east  of 

Providence  River. 
Brook  Street  District.—  On  east  side,  south  of  Wick- 

enden  Street. 
Federal  Hill.— So  called  from  the  high  sandy  bluffs 

along  the  railroad  west  of  Broadway,  and  name  has 

been  generally  applied  to  this  locality. 


CEMETERIES. 


Grace  Church,  Trinity  Square. 

Hebrew  Cemetery,  Reservoir  avenue. 

Locust  Grove,  Elmwood. 

North  Burying  Ground,  North  Main. 

Roman  Catholic,  Douglas  avenue. 

Swan  Point,  Swan  Point  road. 

Oakland,  Cranston,  just  beyond  city  line.  Broad  street. 

Riverside,  adjoins  Swan  Point,  within  limits  of  Paw- 
tucket. 

St.  Francis,  new  Catholic,  Smithfield  avenue,  Paw- 
tucket,  near  Providence  line. 


AMUSEMENTS. 


Amateur  Dramatic  Hall,  South  Main,  corner  Power. 
Keith  Grand  Opera  House,  Union,  near  Westminster. 
Prov.  Opera  House,  Dorrance,  corner  Pine. 
Sans  Souci  Garden.  Broadway,  opp.  Jackson. 
W  estminster  Musee,  266  Westminster. 


PARKS. 


Abbott  Park,  Broad. 

Blackstone,  Seekonk  River. 

Cove  Promenade. 

Fifth  Ward  Park  (formerly  the  Proprietors  Burial 
Ground),  Friendship,  Beacon,  and  Plain  sts. 

Franklin  Square,  Atwell's  avenue,  corner  Bradford. 

Prospect  Terrace,  Congdon. 

Roger  Williams,  south  end  of  city. 

Tockwotton  Park,  site  of  the  old  Reform  School,  Front, 
corner  East,  overlooking  harbor. 

Washington  Square,  Benefit,  corner  India. 


PUBLIC  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS. 

Providence  High  School,  Summer,  corner  Pond. 


Grammar  Schools. 

Branch  Avenue,  junction  Charles. 

Bridgham  Street,  near  Division. 

Caudace  Street,  corner  Orrns. 

Doyle  Avenue,  near  Camp. 

Federal  Street,  Federal,  corner  Dean. 

Manton  Avenue,  corner  Fruit  Hill  avenue. 

Mt.  Pleasant,  Atwell's  aveuue  and  Putnam. 

Oxford  Street,  corner  Seymour. 

Point  Street,  corner  Plain. 

Thayer  Street,  Thayer  and  George. 

Elmwood,  Vineyard  Street. 

Primary  and  Intermediate  Schools. 

First  District.— Benefit  Street,  corner  Halsey;  Camp 
Street,  between  Cypress  and  Private;  Graham  Street- 
Walling  Street. 

Second  District.— Meeting  Street,  corner  South  Court; 
Thayer  Street,  corner  of  Meeting;  Arnold  Street, 
corner  Brook;  East  Street,  corner  Transit;  Manning 
Street. 

Third  District.— Federal  Street,  west  of  grammar 
school;  Fountain  Street  (occupied  in  part  for  ward 
room  purposes  and  by  State  for  Deaf  and  Dumb 
School);  Sabin  Street,  rear  of  preceding;  Carpenter 
Street,  corner  Pallas;  Harris  Avenue;  Ring  Street, 
near  Knight;  Africa  Street;  Atwell's  Avenue  (new) 
corner  Messenger. 

Fourth  District.— Elm  Street;  Richmond  Street,  near 
Ship;  Hospital,  corner  Borden;  Beacon  Street. 

Fifth  District— Summer  Street,  corner  Pond;  Ham- 
mond Street;  Friendship  Street,  corner  Portland; 
warren  Street,  corner  Fuller;  Mesaer  Street,  corner 
Willow;  Somerset  Street. 

Sixth  DiSTRicT.-Public  Street ;  Eddy  Street;  Thurber 
Avenue,  corner  Plain;  Jackson  Avenue;  Bellevue 
Avenue;  Greenwich  Street,  junction  of  Potter's  ave- 
nue and  Greenwich  street;  Potter's  Avenue,  corner 
Brattle;  Chester  Avenue;  Aldrich  Street;  Harriet 
Street;  Plain  Street. 

Seventh  District.— Chalkstone  Avenue,  corner  Wayne 
street;  Berlin  Street,  corner  Chalkstone  avenue; 
West  River;  Manton  Aveuue  Intermediate  (in  Gram- 
mar School  building) ;  Julian  Street,  corner  Capron; 
Admiral  Street;  Amherst  Street;  Smith  Street,  cor- 
ner Duke,  near  Chalkstone  avenue;  Coville  Street. 


DRIVES. 

Drive  No.  1.— Swan  Point  Cemetery.— Starting  from 
Market  sq.,  via  North  Main  St.,  passing  the  First 
Baptist  Church  and  State  House,  to  Olney  St.,  Oluey 
St.,  passing  Hope  Reservoir  and  station,  to  Swan 
Point  road,  Swan  Point  road  to  Cemetery  and  Butler 
Hospital.  Returning,  via  Swan  Point  road  to  Buller 
ave.,  Butler  ave.  to  Angell  st.,  Angel"  to  Hope,  Hope, 
passing  Dexter  Asylum  and  Friends'  S.  hool,  to  Reser- 
voir, through  Thayer  st.  to  Waterman,  Waterman, 
passing  Brown  University,  to  Prospect,  Prospect  to 
George,  George  to  Benefit,  Benefit,  passing  Athenaniin 
and  Court  House,  to  College  st.,  College  st.  to  Market 
sq. 

Drive  No.  2.— Swan  Point  and  Pawtucket.— Via  drive 
No.  1  to  Swan  Point  Cemetery,  aud  Swan  Point  road 
to  Pawtucket,  through  Pawtucket  to  Ea-it  ave  ,  East 
ave.  to  Olney  St.,  Olney  to  North  Main,  North  Main 
to  Market  sq. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


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Drive  No.  3.— An  pell  Street  and  East  Bide.— Starting 
from  Market  sq.,  via  North  Main  to  Waterman, 
Waterman  to  Prospect.  Prospect  to  Augell,  Augell  to 
Butler  ave.,  Butler  a ve  to  Waterman  St.,  waterman 
to  Blackstone  ave..  Blackstone  ave.  to  Glen  ave.  Re- 
turning, via  Blackstone  ave.  to  Waterman,  Water- 
man to  Hope.  Hope  to  Sheldon,  Sheldon  to  Benefit, 
Benefit,  passing  the  Athenauim,  Court  House,  and 
State  House,  to  North  Main  St.,  North  Main  to  Mar- 
ket sq. 

Drive  No.  4.— Broadway,  Manton  and  Chalk  stone  aves 
—  Starting  from  Market  sq.,  via  Westminster  St. 
tuAborn.  Aboru  to  Broadway,  passing  Sans  Sonet 
Garden  and  St.  Mary's  Church,  to  Manton  ave.,  Man- 
ton  ave.,  through  Dyerville.  to  Chalkstone  ave., 
Chalkstone  ave.  to  Smith  st.,  Smith  to  North  Main, 
North  Main  to  Market  sq. 

Drive  No.  5.— Elmwood  and  Roger  Williams  Park- 
Starting  from  Market  sq..  via  Westminster  St.,  to 
Weybosset,  Weybosset  to  Dorraiice,  Dorrance,  pass- 
ing Narragansett  Hotel,  to  Pme  St.,  Pine  to  Broad, 
Broad  to  Roger  Williams  Park,  through  the  Park 
avenues,  to  Elmwood  ave..  Elmwood  ave,  to  Green- 
wich, Greene  ich  to  Broad.  Broad  to  Weybosset,  Wey- 
bosset  to  Westminster,  Westminster  to  Market  sq. 

Drive  No.  6.—  Broad  Street  and  Pawtuxet.— Starting 
from  Market  sq.,  via  Dyer  st.  to  Friendship,  Friend- 
ship to  Broad,  Broad  to  Pawtuxet,  Cakland  Beach 
and  Rocky  Point.    Returning,  via  same. 

Drive  No.  7.—  Sockanossett  Reservoir,  Pumping  Station, 
and  State  Prison.—  Starting  from  Market  sq.,  via 
drive  No.  6  to  Broad  st.,  Broad  to  Greenwich,  Green- 
wich to  Reservoir  ave.,  Reservoir  ave.  to  Sockanos- 
sett Reservoir,  Sockanossett  Reservoir  to  Pumping 
Station,  Pumpinr  Station  to  State  Prison  and  Farm. 
Returning,  via  Pontiac  road  to  Reservoir  ave.,  Res- 
ervoir ave.  to  Greenwich  st.,  Greeuwich  st.  to  Broad, 
Broad  to  Weybosset,  Weybosset  to  Westminster, 
Westminster  to  Market  sq. 

Drive  No.  8.— Broadway,  Rocky  Hill  and  Roger  Wil- 
liams Park.—  Via  drives  No.  4  to  Plainfield  St.,  tflain- 
field  st.  to  Rocky  Hill  road,  Rocky  Hill  Road  to  Cran- 
ston st.,  Cranston  st.  to  Fenner  ave.,  Fenner  ave.  to 
Reservoir  ave.,  Reservoir  ave.  to  Park  ave.,  Park  ave. 
to  Elmwood  ave.,  Elmwood  ave  to  Roger  Williams 
Park,  through  the  park  drives  to  Broad  st.,  Broad  to 
Friendship,  Friendship  to  Richmond,  Richmond  to 
Broad,  Broad  to  Weybosset,  Weybosset  to  Westmin- 
ster, Westminster  to  Market  sq. 

Drive  No.  9.—  Broadway,  Fruit  Hill  and  Smith  St.— Via 
drive  No.  4  to  Chalkstcne  ave.,  Chalkstone  ave.  to 
Fruit  Hill  ave..  Fruit  Hill  ave.  to  Fruit  Hill,  down 
Smith  st.  to  Park,  Park  to  Gaspee,  Gaspee  to  Cove, 
Cove  to  Exchange  place  and  Market  sq. 

Drive  No.  10.—  Woonasquatuck  Valley.— Through  Olney- 
ville,  via  Broadway  and  Manton  ave.,  or  through  At- 
well's ave.  to  Manton  ave.,  thence  past  the  villages  of 
Dyerville,  Manton,  Lymausville,  Allendale,  Centre- 
dale.  Graniteville,  Graystone,  Allen ville,  to  Georgia- 
ville.  Returning  same  way  until  junction  of  Chalk- 
stone  ave.  is  reached,  then  via  Drive  No.  9. 

Drive  No.  11.— Warwick  Shore.— Via  drive  No.  6,  down 
Broad  st.  to  Silver  Hook  road,  thence  to  Rocky  Point 
road,  turning  after  some  miles  into  River  road,  pas- 
sing thereon  Riverdale,  Shawomet  Beach,  River  View, 
Bay  Side,  and  then  continuing  on  to  Rocky  Point. 
Returning  by  Warwick  Neck,  Old  Warwick,  Hills 
Grove,  Pontiac,  State  Farm,  Pumping  Station,  Reser- 
voir ave.  and  Greenwich  st.  to  the  city. 

Drive  No.  12.— iPawtuxet  Valley.— Cranston  st.  to  Cran- 
ston Print-Works,  thence  through  the  county  to  Na- 
tick  over  the  hill  to  Phenix,  then  across  country  to 
Anthony  and  Quidnick,  and  return  through  villages 
of  Arciic.River  Point,  and  Pontiac,  and  back  to  city  as 
per  Drive  No.  11. 

Drive  No.  13.— Blackstone  Valley  to  Pawtucket  via 
drive  No  2,  or  through  \\  aterman.  Benefit,  North 
Main,  and  Pawtucket  Pike;  then  through  the  num- 
erous villages  on  banks  of  river;  returning  same 
way  or  through  East  Providence. 

Drive  No.  14.— Warren  and  Bristol— Through  East 
Providence,  past  Silver  Spring,  Riverside,  across  the 
town  of  Barrington  to  Warren  and  Bristol,  return- 
ing same  way.  Or  this  drive  can  have  for  its  termi- 
nation Nayatt  Point. 

Drive  No.  15.— Hunt's  Alills.— Four  miles  from  Wash- 
ington Bridge;  route  through  East  Providence. 


POLICE  DEPARTMENT. 


Headquarters,  City  Hall,  Exchange  Place. 

1st  District  station  house.  Canal,  corner  Hayinarket. 


2d  District  station  bonse.eorner  Martin  and  Ashburton. 

3d  District  stat'on  house,  Wickeuden. 

4tb  District  station  house,  33  Knight. 

5th  District  station  house,  Plain,  near  Lockwood. 

6th  District  station  house,  Capron,  near  Julian. 


FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 


Headquarters,  City  Hall,  Exchange  place. 

Hose  Co.  No.  I,  Exchange  Place. 

"  "   2,  South  Main. 

"   3,  Pond. 

"   4,  Mill. 

"  "   6,  Benevolent. 

"  "   7,  Richmond. 

"  "   9,  Atwell's  avenue,  corner  America. 

"  11,  Public. 
"  "  13,  Central. 

"  "  15,  Wickend»n. 

Steamer  No.  5,  North  Main,  corner  Doyle  avenue. 
"  "   8,  Harrison,  near  High. 

"  "  10,  Burnside. 

"  "  12,  Smith,  corner  Orms. 

"  14.  Putnam. 
Hook  and  Ladder  No.  1,  Exchange  Place. 
"  "  "  2,  Harrison. 

"  "  3,  Smith. 

"  "  "  4,  Wickenden. 

"  "  5,  Burnside.  corner  Public. 

"  "  "  6,  Atwell's  avenue,  cor.  America. 

Protective  Co  No.l.  Exchange  Place. 
Chemical  Engine,  No.  1  Richmond. 
•'  •'  •'    2,  Benevolent. 


EXPRESS  COMPANIES. 


Adams,  Dorrance,  corner  Broad, 

Earle  &  Prew's,  60  Eddy,  corner  Fulton. 

Hopkins  Transfer  Co.,  1  Boston  Depot. 

International  Express  Co.,  21  Washington  Street,  op- 
posite Citv  Hall. 

New  York  and  Boston  Dispatch.  58  Eddy. 

New  Express  Co.,  50  Dorrance,  corner  Broad. 

Providence  &  Worcester  R.  R.  Express  Department,  58 
Eddy. 

Taunton  and  New  Bedford  Express,  Dorrance,  corner 
Broad. 

XT.  S.  and  Canada  Express  Co..  58  Eddy. 

United  States  Express,  144  and  146  Broad. 


TELEGRAPH  OFFICES. 

American  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Co. ,54  Westminste  r 
Mutual  Union  Co.,  54  Westminster. 
Providence  District  Messenger  Co.,  54  Westminster. 
Providence  Telephone  Co.,  Central  Office,  Butler  Ex- 
change. 

Providence  Telephone  Co.,  Public  Station,  54  Westmin- 
ster Street. 
United  Lines  Telegraph  Co.,  18  Westminster. 
Western  Union  Co.,  6  Weybosset. 

"  "         "    Butler  Exchange. 

"  "        "    Central  Passenger  Depot. 

"  "         "    Narragansett  Hotel. 

"    Fox  Point  Wharf. 

"  "         "    India  Point  Freight  Department. 

"  "         "    Wilkes  Barre  Pier,  East  Prov. 

Mutual  Union  Branch  Office,  1076  High,  Olney ville. 


DAILY  NEWSPAPERS. 


Evening  Bulletin,  2  \ .  „ 
Evening  Telegram  and  Sunday  Telegram,  No.  7  Wey- 
bosset. 
Providence  Daily  Journal,  2  Weybosset. 


MILITIA  ARMORIES. 

Burnside  Guards  (colored),  corner  Winter  and  Crans- 
ton streets,  near  junction  of  High. 

Emmet  Guards,  129  Westminster. 

First  Light   Infantry,  Infantry  Building,  South  Main. 

Horse  Guards,  128  North  Main. 

Meagher  Guards,  corner  Dorrance  and  Broad,  old  In- 
fantry building,  entrance  on  Dorrance. 

Marine  Artillery,  State  Arsenal,  Benefit,  near  Meeting. 

Slocum  Light  Guard,  Broad  Street. 

United  Train  Artillery,  Canal  Street. 

Wolfe  Tone  Guards,  54  North  Main. 


PROVIDENCE. 


7' 


WHARV.ES. 


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Butler's  Wharf,  opp.  129  Dyer. 

Continental  Steamboat  Co.'s,  Dyer. 

Clarke's  wharf,  foot  of  Dorrauce. 

Duncan  Wharf,  148  Dyer,  foot  of  Peck. 

Ferry  wharf,  Dyer. 

Fall  River  Steamboat  Co.'s,  opp.  71  South  Water. 

Fox  Point  wharf,  India. 

Gas  Co.'s  wharf,  Langley. 


Lonsdale  wharf,  India. 
Lehigh  &  Wilkes  BarreCoal  Co.'s  pier.E.  Providence. 
Providence  &  Stonington  R.  R.  Co.'s  pier,  Allen's  ave. 
Providence  Coal  Co.'s  Wharf,  foot  of  Dorrauce. 

RAILROADS. 

Old  Colony,  Providence  division  (formerly  Boston  & 
Providence.) 
New  York  and  New  England. 
Providence,  Warren  &  Bristol. 
Providence  &  Springfield. 
Providence  &  Worcester 
New  York,  Providence  &  Boston. 
Pawtuxet  Valley  Branch. 
Warwick  &  Oakland  Beach. 

RAILROAD  STATIONS  AND  STEAM 
BOAT  LANDINGS. 

Union  Station,  Exchange  Place. 

Providence  &  Spring-field,  Gaspee  Street. 

Warren  &  Bristol,  Fox  Point. 

Continental  Steamboats,  Dyer,  foot  Hay. 

Providence  &  Fall  River  Steamers,  South  Water. 

Shore  Transportation  Steamers,  South  Water,  near 
Crawford  Street  Bridge. 

New  York  Steamers,  Fox  Point. 

Norfolk  and  Baltimore  Steamers,  Lonsdale  Wharf. 

Seaconnet  Point  Steamers,  South  Water,  near  Craw 
ford  Street  Bridge. 

Winsor  Line  Steamers  for  Philadelphia,  Ives  Wharf 
India  Street. 

STEAMERS. 

Continental  Steamboat  Co.,  Dyer. 

Providence  &  Fall  River  Steamboat  Co.,  So.  Water. 

Providence  &  New  York  Steamboat  Line,  Fox  Point. 

Providence,  Norfolk  &  Baltimore  Steamship  Line, 
Lonsdale  wharf. 

Shore  Transportation  Co.,  South  Water,  near  Crawford 
Street  Bridge. 

Wiusor's  Line  for  Philadelphia,  Ives  wharf. 

HORSE   RAILROADS. 

Depot,  Weybosset  B  ^idge. 
High  Street  and  Olneyville.  Color  of  car,  green 
and  white;  signal  light,  green.  From  Market  sq  ,  via 
Westminster  and  High  sts  ,  to  Olueyville;  returning 
via  High,  Broad,  Weybosset  and  Westminster  sts.,  to 
Market  square. 

*  Governor  Street     From  Market  sq.  via  South  Main. 

Wickenden,  Governor,  Waterman,  Guno,  Augell  sts., 
and  Butler  ave.  to  Blackstone  Park. 

*  Brook  Street.—  From  Market  Sq.,  via  South    Main, 

Wickenden,  Brook,    Meeting,  and  Thayer     sts.    to 
Olney  st. 

Plainfield  Street  —  From  Turk's  Head,  same  as 
High  st.  to  Olneyville,  then  via  Plainfield  st. 

Manton  Avenue.— From  Turk's  Head,  same  as  High  st. 
to  Olneyville,  then  via  Manton  ave.  to  Dyerville. 

Swan  Point   Cemetery.—  Governor   st.   car  to  Black- 
stone  Park,  then  via  bus  through  Butler  avenue  and 
Swan  Point  road. 
*  On  the  Governor  and  Brook  street  routes,  continuous 

round  trips  are  run  from  Olneyville  via  High. 

Elm  wood.— Color  of  car,  red  and  white:  signal  light, 
red.  From  Market  Sq.,  via  Westminster,  Mathew- 
son,  Broad  and  Greenwich  sts.  Returning,  via 
Greenwich,  Broad,  Weybosset  and  Westminster  sts., 
to  Market  Sq. 

Elmwood  and  Smith's  Hill.— From  Market  Sq.,  via 
North  Main,  Mill,  Charles,  Orms  and  Smith  sts.,  to 
Ruggles  St.,  Smith's  Hill. 

Prairie  Avenue.— Color  of  car.  straw  and  white :  signal 
light,  blue  and  white.  Via  Westminster,  Mathew- 
son,  Broad,  Chestnut,  Friendship,  Beacon  and  Point 
sts.,  and  Prairie  ave.,  to  South  Providence  stable. 
Return,  via  Prairie  ave.,  Point,  Beacon,  Friendship, 
Richmond,  Broad,  Weybosset,  to  Market  Sq. 

Camp  Street.—  Prairie  ave.  csr  from  South  Provi- 
dence to  Market  Sq.,  then  via  North  Main,  Olney,  and 
Camp  sts.    Return  same  way. 


Elmwood  Avenue  Route.— Color  of  car,  Pullman; 
signal  light,  dark  star  on  white  ground.  From  Mar- 
ket Sq.,  via  South  Main,  Wickenden,  Governor, 
Waterman  and  Guno  sts.  Return  same  to  Market 
Sq.,  then  via  Westminster,  Mathewson,  Broad, Green- 
wich sts.,  and  Elmwood  ave.  to  Roger  Williams  Park. 

Pawtuoket.— Color  of  car,  straw  and  white:  signal 
light,  straw.  From  Market  So.,  via  North  Main, 
Mill,  Charles,  Randall,  North  Main  sts.,  and  Paw- 
tucket  ave..  Garden,  Main  sts.,  Pawtucket.  to  corner 
Broad  and  Main  sts.  Returning,  via  same  route  to 
Market  Sq. 

Branch  Avenue.— Color  of  ear.  light  blue;  signal  light, 
blue  cross  on  white  ground.  From  Market  Sq.,  via 
North  Main  st  ,  and  Branch  ave.  to  Wanskuck.  Re- 
turn same  way. 

Bboad  Street  and  Pawtuxet  — Color  of  car,  maroon- 
signal  light,  purple.  From  Market  Sq,.  via  Westmin- 
ster, Mathewson  and  Broad  sts.,  to  South  Providence, 
and  via  Broad  st.  to  Pawtuxet.  Return  via  Thur- 
ber'save.,  Broad  and  Weybosset  sts.,  to  Market  Sq 

Broadway  and  Olneyville.— Color  of  car,  blue  and 
white;  signal  light,  blue.  From  Market  Sq.,  via 
Westminster,  Jackson  sts.,  and  Broadway  to  Olney- 
ville. Returning,  via  Broadway.  Aborn,  Washing- 
ton sts.,  Exchange  Place  and  Exchange  st.  to  Market 
Square. 

Cranston.— Color  of  car,  red  and  green;  signal  light, 
red  and  green.  From  Market  So,  via  Westminster, 
High,  and  Cranston  sts.,  to  stable,  and  by  transfer 
car  to  Cranston  Print  Works.  Returning,  via  Crans- 
ton, High,  Broad,  and  Weybosset  sts.,  to  Market  sq. 

Eddy  Street.— Color  of  car,  green  and  red;  signal  light, 
straw.  From  Turk's  Head  via  Westminster,  Mathew- 
son, Broad.  Richmond  and  Eddy  sts.,  and  Thurber's 
ave.,  to  South  Providence  stable.  Return  Thurber's 
ave..  Eddy.  Richmond,  Broad,  Weybosset  to  Turk's 
Head. 

Mount  Pleasant.—  Color  of  car,  drab ;  signal  light,  red, 
with  white  centre.  From  Market  Sq.,  via  Westmin- 
ster, Jackson,  Federal  and  Bradford  sts.,  Atwell's 
ave.  and  Academy  ave,  to  Mount  Pleasant.  Return 
same  way  to  Federal;  then  via  Broadway,  Aborn, 
Washington,  Exchange  Place,  and  Exchange  St.,  to 
Market  Sq. 

East  Providence.— Color  of  car,  orange ;  signal  light, 
black  crescent  on  orange.  From  Market  Sq.,  via 
South  Main,  Pike,  Traverse,  Tockwotton,  East 
Providence  Bridge,  and  Warren  ave.,  Potter  st.  and 
Broadway.  Return  same  way;  connect  at  Broad- 
way Six  Corners  with  bus  for  Rumford  and  East 
Providence  Centre. 

Bristol  R.  R.  and  N.  Y.  Boat  —  Color  of  car,  straw 
and  green;  signal  light  white  From  Exchange  Place 
via  Exchange  Street.  Westminster,  Market  Sq.,  Smith 
Main.  Return  same  way.  Cars  connect  with  all 
trains,  both  ways,  on  the  Providence,  Warren  & 
Bristol  Railroad,  leaving  Exchange  Place. 

Chestnut,  Point  and  Fmendship  Sts.—  Color  of  car, 
light  yellow;  signal  light,  orange  and  black  checks. 
From  Turk's  Head,  via  Westminster,  Mathewson 
Broad,  Chestnut,  Bassett,  Hospital,  Point,  Friend- 
ship, broad.  Public,  Greenwich.  Return  same  way, 
except  through  Weybosset  instead  of  Mathewson 
from  Broad  st. 


RATES     OF     HACK    AND     EXPRESS 

FARE. 

Hack  Fare. 

For   each  passenger    from  one  place  to  another 

within  the  City,  not  exceeding  one  mile,      .       50  cts. 

For  each  additional  mile  or  fraction  of  a  mile.      .    25  cts. 

Children  from  4  to  12  years  of  age,  if  more  than  one, 

or  accompanied  by  an  adult,     .       .        .    half-price. 


Each  subsequent  hour, 


50 


liaggage, 


One  Trunk  and  one  Valise,  Saddlebag,  Portman- 
teau, bundle,  or  other  articles  used  in  travel- 
ing,        Free. 

Every  additional  Trunk  or  other  article,  .       .         lu  cts. 

Express  Fare. 

For  the  transportation  of  any  article  weighing 
not  more  than  300  lbs.,  from  one  place  to 
another  within  the  City,  not  exceeding   one 

mile,  30  cts. 

For  the  transportation  of  any  article  weighing  as 

aforesaid,  more  than  one  mile 50  cts. 

For  each  additional  article  weighing  as  aforesaid,  15  cts. 
All  distances  shall  be  computed  by  straight  lines  on 
the  Map  of  the  City,  and  each  owner  or  driver  having 
charge  of  such  Hackney  Carriage  or  Express  Wagon, 
shall,  at  all  times,  when  using  the  same,  have  a  copy  of 
said  Map  in  said  carriage  or  wagon,  which  shall  be  ex- 
hibited when  demanded. 


CHAPTER  11. 


LOCATION"  INCORPORATION FIRST     SETTLEMENT    AND     DEVELOPMENT    OF     INDUSTRY- 

FIRST  COTTON     MANUFACTURING  CENTRE CHARACTER    OF    INDUSTRIES  —  BRIDGES- 

WATERWORKS RAILROAD    SHIPMENTS CENTRAL     FALLS WALKS     ABOUT    TOWN- 

WOODLAWN  LINCOLN. 


litppS 


m 


mmmm 


The  second 
place  in  point  of 
population  in 
the  state  of 
Rhode  Island  is 
the  city  of  Paw- 
tucket,  which  is 
situated  four 
miles  northeast 
of  Providence 
on  the  Black- 
stone  River. 
Paw  tucket  is  an 
Indian  word  sig- 
nifying a  fall  of 
water,  and  was 
given  to  this  lo- 
cality because 
the  fresh  waters 
of  the  Black- 
stone  here  meet  the  tides  of  Narragansett  Bay  by  being  precipitated  over  rocky 
ledges.  Below  the  falls,  the  tidal  basin  or  estuary  extends  for  about  five  miles 
to  India  Point,  where  it  unites  with  Providence  Harbor,  and  is  known  as  the 
Seekonk  River.  It  is  navigable  for  vessels  of  light  draught  as  far  as  the  lowest 
bridge,  a  short  distance  below  the  falls. 

While  the  name  Pawtucket  has  since  the  earliest  settlement  been  applied 
to  this  locality  on  both  the  banks  of  river,  yet  only  since  1862  has  it  been 
the  designation  of  a  Rhode  Island  town.  The  territory  on  the  eastern  bank 
was  originally  a  part  of  Massachusetts,  and  was  at  first  in  the  town  of 
Rehoboth,  and  then  a  portion  of  Seekonk.  In  182S  it  was  incorporated  as 
a  Massachusetts  town  under  the  name  Pawtucket,  and  in  1862,  by  the  settle- 
ment of  the  boundary  question  between  Rhode  Island  and  Massachusetts,  it 
was  annexed  to  Rhode  Island.  The  village  of  Pawtucket  on  the  west  side  of 
the  river  was  in  the  limits  of  the  town  of  North  Providence,  and  continued  in 


VIEW  OF   NORTH    MAIN    STREET,    PAWTUCKET. 


74 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


that  jurisdic- 
tion   until 

1874,  when  it 
was  consoli- 
dated with 
the  town  of 
Pawtucket  on 
the  east  side. 
Pawtu  eke  t 
was  incorpo- 
rated as  a  city 
by  an  act 
which  went 
into  effect 
January  4, 
iSS'6.  For 
some  years  an 
agitation  with 
that  end  in 
view  had 
been  go  i  n  g 
on,  and  dur- 
ing that  pe- 
riod it  was 
customary    to 

VIEW  ON  MAIN   STREET,   PAWTUCKET.  cajj      paw. 

tucket  "  the  largest  town"  in  the  country,  and  it  was  undoubtedly  the  largest 
community  in  the  country  governed  under  the  form  of  a  town. 

Pawtucket  has  always  been  a  manufacturing  place,  and  it  has  been  such 
because  of  the  natural  water-power  afforded  by  the  falls.  Twenty-five  years 
after  Roger  Williams  and  his  companions  had  made  their  settlement  in  Provi- 
dence, Joseph  Jencks  purchased  sixty  acres  of  land  near  Pawtucket  Falls,  erected 
a  forge  and  a  saw-mill,  and  began  the  manufacture  of  iron  and  wooden  tools 
and  implements.  Other  industries  soon  followed,  and  the  place  was  a  work- 
shop for  the  adjoining  commercial  and  agricultural  communities.  While  Prov- 
idence owed  much  of  its  early  growth  to  the  development  of  commerce,  Paw- 
tucket was  wholly  built  up  by  its  manufactures. 

The  honor  of  being  the  place  where  cotton  was  first  successfully  manu- 
factured in  the  New  World  by  the  modern  methods  invented  in  England  belongs 
to  Pawtucket.  The  machines  were  erected  by  Samuel  Slater,  a  young  English- 
man, who  built  them  without  drawings  to  guide  him,  wholly  from  recol- 
lection. At  first  Slater  worked  for  Moses  Brown,  of  Providence,  but  subse- 
quently he  established  mills  in  connection  with  partners, —  his  wife's  relatives, 
the  Wilkinsons, —  and  began  the  development  of  an  industry  that  has  grown 
into  the  greatest  in  the  state  and  one  of  the  most  important  in  the  country. 

The  two  sides  of  the  river,  although  in  different  states  until  1862,  and  under 


PAWTUCKET 


75 


m,  s ;  v 


PAWTUCKET  FALLS,    IN    1789. 

separate  town  governments  until  1874,  were  really  one  community  in  business 
and  sentiment,  and  since  their  union  the  progress  of  the  place  has  been  rapid 
and  continuous. 

Although  the  cotton  manufacture  is  chief,  there  are  many  other  industries, 
among  which  are  large  machine  shops,  foundries,  tanneries,  leather  belting  and 
lace  leather  establishments,  wadding  works,  print  works,  hair  cloth  mills,  dye 
works,  manufactories  of  doors,  blinds,  and  builders'  materials,  the  manufacture 
of  bolts  and  screws,  lumber  and  saw  mills,  box  manufactories,  spool  mills,  jew- 
elry shops,  paper  box  shops,  paper  mills,  etc. 

The  manufacture  of  cotton  cloth  is  not  very  extensively  carried  on  in  Paw- 
tucket,  the  majority  of  the  establishments  engaged  in  the  cotton  industry  here 
making  yarns  or  thread,  and  as  a  consequence  Pawtucket  is  probably  the  most 
important  centre  for  these  branches  of  the  manufacture  in  the  country. 

The  first  bridge  built  over  the  river  at  the  falls  was  a  wooden  one  erected 
in  1763.  This  bridge  was  rebuilt  several  times,  and  in  1S58  the  present  substantial 
stone  bridge  was  erected.  A  short  distance  above  is  an  iron  bridge  erected  in 
1872,  and  still  further  above  are  two  iron  bridges,  erected  respectively  in  1868 
and  1871,  connecting  the  east  side  with  Central  Falls. 

Below  the  Main  Street  bridge  is  a  high  stone  bridge  which  crosses  the 
Seekonk  on  nine  arches  from  the  foot  of  Division  Street.  This  bridge  prac- 
tically marks  the  limits  of  navigation.  From  it  a  fine  view  of  the  surround- 
ings can  be  obtained. 

Pawtucket  has  an  excellent  system  of  water-works,  which  were  put  in 
operation  January  31,  1878,  and  have  since  that  time  satisfactorily  supplied  with 
water  not  only  Pawtucket,  but  also  East  Providence,  Central  Falls,  and  other 
small  places  in  the  neighborhood.  There  are  two  reservoirs,  one  located  two 
and  a  half  miles  from  the  business  centre,  and  300  feet  above  tide  water.  The 
other  is  a  new  reservoir  recently  built  in  Cumberland. 


76  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

The  railroad  shipments  to  and  from  a  place  are  an  excellent  index  of  the 
extent  of  its  business.  During  the  month  of  December,  1SS7,  the  Providence 
&  Worcester  Railroad  received  at  its  Pawtucket  station  4,188  tons  of  freight 
and  dispatched  3,262  tons,  a  total  of  7,480  tons.  December  is  said  to  be  an 
average  month,  November  being  about  the  heaviest  month  in  the  year  for 
freight ;  at  this  rate  the  amount  received  and  dispatched  during  the  year  would 
be  about  100,000  tons.  This  is  outside  of  any  coal,  bricks,  much  lumber,  and 
a  great  deal  of  iron  in  bars,  which  come  by  water.  The  freight  received  in 
Pawtucket  is  lumber,  cotton,  machinery,  and  general  merchandise  in  cases. 
When  the  Providence  &  Worcester  railroad  was  first  built  it  was  thought  that 
Pawtucket  would  be  nothing  but  a  passenger  station,  and  no  freight  station  was 
erected  until  about  1856.  In  1858-59  when  the  present  depot  master  and 
agent,  Mr.  D.  R.  Arnold,  came  to  work  for  the  corporation  as  agent,  he  did  all 
the  work  as  clerk,  ticket-seller,  express  agent,  etc.,  and  the  only  other  employes 
about  the  station  were  a  baggage  master  and  one  laborer.  There  was  at  the 
same  time  only  one  express  wagon  and  one  hack.  The  whole  express  business 
did  not  amount  to  more  than  a  dollar  a  week.  In  contrast  to  this,  there  are  now 
employed  between  thirty-five  and  forty  men  in  the  freight  and  passenger  busi- 
ness of  the  railroad,  besides  those  engaged  in  the  express  business.  The 
amount  of  business  now  done  at  the  Woodlawn  station  both  in  passenger  and 
freight  is  much  greater  than  was  done  at  Pawtucket  in  1S58. 

Central  Falls  is  a  portion  of  the  populous  community  of  which  the  greater 
part  is  Pawtucket.  This  village,  as  it  is  sometimes  called,  although  it  is  not 
that  in  reality,  is  the  northwest  corner  of  the  place,  and  proportionally  is  as 
populous  as  any  section  of  like  size  in  Pawtucket.  But  it  is  in  the  town  of 
Lincoln,  and  consequently  is  under  separate  government  in  local  matters.  The 
logic  of  events  will  undoubtedly  in  the  future  bring  it  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  city  of  Pawtucket,  as  its  business  and  other  interests  are  similar.  The  whole 
place  then  will  be  a  city  of  considerably  over  thirty  thousand  inhabitants. 

The  best  way  to  see  Pawtucket  is  to  start  from  the  railroad  station. 
Crossing  the  tracks  from  the  platform  and  proceeding  down  Broad  Street,  a 
large,  beautiful,  brick  building  on  the  left  attracts  attention.  This  contains 
the  offices,  barn,  and  station  of  the  Pawtucket  Street  Railway  Company,  and 
was  built  in  1886,  the  horse  car  lines  being  opened  for  travel  November  30, 
1 886.  Continuing  down  Broad  Street,  Trinity  Square  is  soon  reached,  which 
is  formed  by  the  junction  of  Broad,  North  Union,  and  Main  streets.  On  the 
left,  on  corner  of  Broad  and  Main  streets,  is  the  Benedict  House,  the  leading 
hotel  in  Pawtucket.  It  is  a  large  wooden  building,  with  stores  on  the  ground 
floor.  On  the  other  corner,  and  fronting  on  North  Union  Street  and  Trinity 
Square,  is  Sheldon  Block,  a  two-story,  wooden  structure  containing  many  stores 
and  offices.  The  Pawtucket  Recoi-d,  a  weekly  newspaper,  is  published  in 
this  building. 

Turning  to  the  left  around  the  Sheldon  building  into  Main  Street,  we  enter 
the  principal  retail  section  of  the  city,  from  this  point  until  Main  Street  Square 
is  reached,  the  street  being  lined  on  both  sides  with  dry  goods,  clothing, 
grocery,  and  miscellaneous  stores.     The  first  particularly  noticeable  structure 


PAWTUCKET. 


77 


is  the  new  Weeden 
Block,  an  artistic  look- 
ing brick  building, 
which  is  seen  a  short 
distance  below  on  the 
southeast  corner  of  Main 
Street  and  Park  Place. 
Before  going  further  it 
would  be  well  to  make 
a  detour  and  walk  up 
Park  Place,  which  here 
enters  Main  Street.  A 
few  steps  bring  us  oppo- 
site the  Park  Place  Con- 
gregational Church,  a 
fine  structure  of  brick 
and  wood.  A  little  fur- 
ther and  Wilkinson 
Park  is  reached,  which 
is  a  triangular  piece  of 
ground  inclosed  with  an 
iron  railing,  with  walks 
through  the  centre,  lined 
with  trees,  and  laid  out 
in  grass  plats.  1 1  i  s 
bounded  by  Cross  and 
George  streets,  and  Park 
Place,  on  all  of  which 
there  are  beautiful  resi- 
dences. At  the  upper 
end  of  Park  Place  is  St. 
Paul's  Episcopal 
Church. 

Returning  to  Main 
Street,  and  proceeding 
down  that  street,  Music 
Hall  Building  on  the 
right-hand  side,  is  first 
noticed.  This  is  the  lar- 
gest public  building  in 
the  city.  It  was  erected 
in  1SS0,  contains  a  large 
hall,  much  used  for  dra- 
matic entertainments, 
fairs,   lectures,  etc.,  and 


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there  are  many  stores  and  offices  in  it. 
On  the  left  a  short  distance  below  is 
Dexter  Block,  and  with  a  building  in- 
tervening, is  Dexter  Building,  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  Main  Street  and 
East  Avenue.  The  latter  building  is 
of  pressed  brick  and  is  very  finely  orna- 
mented in  its  trimmings,  being  the 
most  expensive  and  beautiful  structure 
on  the  street.  It  was  built  soon  after 
the  close  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 
The  United  States  government  occu- 
pies the  front  of  the  first  floor  for  the 
post-office.  In  this  building  are  the 
offices  of  the  Providence  County  Sav- 
ings Bank.  Across  Main  Street  from 
the  Dexter  Building  is  a  plain,  old- 
fashioned  looking  brick  edifice,  with 
stores  on  the  ground  floor,  and  contain- 
ing the  offices  of  the  Pawtucket  Institu- 
tion for  Savings. 

Main  Street  here  widens  out  and  is 
called  Main  Street  Square.  Out  of  it  to 
the  north  runs  North  Main  Street,  while 
to  the  east  Main  Street  continues.  There  are  several  large  buildings  on  the 
square,  the  finest  and  most  conspicuous  being  the  combined  Miller  and  Spencer 
brick  block,  erected  in  1873  and  1874.  On  the  front  of  this  building  is  a  large 
clock,  readily  seen  when  coming  down  Main  Street.  This  building  contains 
the  Pawtucket  Free  Library.  On  the  square  at  No.  80  Main  Street  is  the 
office  of  the  Evening-  Times,  Pawtucket's  daily  paper,  established  in  1 
On   Main  Street  Square  the  fount- 


ain presented  in  1880  by  H.  D. 
Coggeshall,  of  San  Francisco,  is 
located. 

Turning  into  North  Main  Street 
a  large  brick  building  on  the  right  is 
seen.  Here  is  published  the  Paw- 
tucket Gazette  and  Chronicle,  first 
issued  as  the  Chronicle  in  1825.  A 
short  distance  further  up  the  street 
to  the  right,  is  the  police  station 
building  where  the  District  Court  is 
also  held.  On  the  south  side  of  the 
police  station  is  Slater  Avenue,  a 
short  street  leading  to  a  number  of 
factories  and  workshops  in  the  rear 


THE  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH. 


THE  PUMPING  STATION. 


PAWTUCKET. 


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PAWTUCKET   FALLS   IN 


between  the  street  and  the  river.  Passing  down  this  street  we  soon  come  in 
sight  of  the  old  Slater  Mill,  erected  in  1793,  and  the  first  factory  for  the  manu- 
facture of  cotton  by  modern  methods  in  America.  The  building  as  seen  to-day 
is  a  modern  looking  wooden  structure  two  stories  and  a  half  in  height,  140  x  40 
or  50  feet  wide,  and  is  situated  on  the  river  bank,  the  east  end  being  close  to  the 
upper  falls.  Originally  the  old  mill  was  a  small  building  about  forty  feet  long 
by  twenty  wide  and  two  stories  in  height.  It  has  been  enlarged  at  various 
times  by  the  addition  in  all  of  about  eighty  feet  to  its  length,  and  about  twenty- 
five  feet  to  its  width,  and  heightened  by  a  half  story.  The  limits  of  the  original 
structure  can  yet  be  easily  discerned  through  means  of  the  old  timbers,  which 
are  of  oak  and  are  roughly  hewn.  They  are  very  hard  and  durable,  and  when 
the  alterations  have  been  made  in  the  mill  the  workmen  have  always  found  it 
a  difficult  task  to  cut  into  the  staunch  old  oaken  beams.  Near  by  the  old  mill 
is  a  three-story  brick  building,  built  by  the  original  firm,  Almy,  Brown  & 
Slater,  and  used  by  them  as  a  retail  store  at  which  the  country  people  used  to 
exchange  their  butter,  eggs,  and  poultry  for  yarn  to  be  woven  at  home.  This 
building  is  now  occupied  by  Lyons  Delany  &  Company  as  a  spice  mill.  The 
old  mill  is  still  used  for  its  original  purpose,  and  cotton  yarns,  twines,  and  thread 
are  manufactured  on  the  first  floor.  In  an  adjoining  building,  in  the  office  of 
Mr.  J.  L.  Spencer,  who  operates  the  cotton  machinery  in  the  old  mill,  are 
some  relics  worth  seeing.  Here  is  the  original  lock  of  the  mill  door.  It  is 
eighteen  inches  in  length,  nine  broad,  set  in  oak,  with  an  iron  key  nine  inches  in 


So  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

length.  By  turning  the  key  once  the  bolt  is  shot  out  about  an  inch  and  a  half, 
arid  on  turning  it  again  it  is  shot  the  same  length  again,  making  in  all  about 
three  inches.  In  the  olden  time  the  idea  seemed  to  be  that  the  strength  of  the 
lock  was  in  proportion  to  the  weight  of  the  key.  There  are  a  few  other  relics, 
among  them  being  two  spindles  of  the  original  machines,  with  their  stands  and 
fixtures. 

Returning  to  North  Main  Street,  let  us  take  the  first  street  to  the  left,  Read 
Street,  and  going  up  the  hill  we  are  soon  on  High  Street.  .Standing  on  the 
corner  of  the  two  streets  and  looking  north  along  High  Street,  is  seen,  near  at 
hand  on  the  right,  the  unpretentious  structure  of  the  First  Methodist  Church  ; 
while  further  on  to  the  left  the  brown  steeple  of  the  High  School,  formerly  the 
church  of  the  Second  Baptist  Society,  but  devoted  to  its  present  use  since  about 
1S74  ;  and  still  further,  on  the  left,  the  white  steeple  of  the  Church  of  Our  Father, 
Universalist.  Going  down  the  street  southward,  the  First  Baptist  Church,  a 
beautiful  wooden  building,  with  a  fine  spire,  is  passed  on  the  right,  and  then  on 
the  left  is  the  substantial  brick  building  erected  in  1871  as  a  town  record  build- 
ing, and  now  used  for  that  purpose  and  for  the  city  offices.  A  few  steps  more, 
down  a  steep  incline,  brings  us  again  into  Main  Street  Square. 

Starting  out  of  the  square  through  Main  Street  to  the  east,  the  bridge  is 
soon  reached.  Looking  in  either  direction  it  is  easy  to  apprehend  the  fact  that 
manufacturing  is  carried  on  here  extensively,  as  on  both  sides  of  the  stream  are 
tall  buildings  and  factories  built  close  to  the  water's  edge.  Looking  north,  the 
falls  which  give  the  place  its  name  are  seen  almost  directly  under  the  bridge. 
They  are  formed  by  irregular  rocky  ledges,  and  the  water  boils  and  foams  over 
them.  A  short,  distance  above  is  a  dam,  and.  on  the  bank  at  its  westerly  end 
can  be  seen  the  old  Slater  mill  with  its  belfry.  The  extensive  brick  factories 
below  the  bridge  on  the  eastern  bank  are  those  of  Darius  GofF  &  Sons,  manu- 
facturers of  worsted  braid  and  mohair  plushes.  The  wooden  building  between 
these  factories  and  the  bridge,  was  formerly  a  cotton  mill,  but  paper  is  now  man- 
ufactured here.  Crossing  the  bridge  to  the  east  side,  the  foot  of  Broadway  is  soon 
reached.  Let  us  first,  however,  go  up  Main  Street,  and  a  short  walk  brings  us 
to  the  corner  of  School  Street,  looking  down  which  on  the  right  hand  side  is 
seen  a  low  building  with  the  name  Town  Hall  on  the  front.  This  building  was 
used  from  the  creation  of  the  town  of  Pawtucket  in  1S62,  until  the  formation  of 
the  city,  as  the  place  of  the  town-meetings,  and  is  now  used  as  the  voting  place 
for  the  second  ward.  The  adjoining  building,  with  the  words  Washington  Hall 
on  the  front,  was  the  place  of  worship  of  the  First  Free  Baptist  Society  until 
they  erected  their  present  edifice,  when  they  sold  it  to  the  town.  Just  beyond 
School  Street,  on  Main,  is  the  Trinity  Episcopal  Church,  a  picturesque  stone 
building.  A  few  steps  further,  Main  Street  runs  into  Walcott,  and  this  is  the 
region  of  fine  residences,  which  can  be  seen  in  all  directions.  Our  progress  from 
the  bridge  thus  far  has  been  up  hill,  indicating  the  excellence  of  the  situation. 

Returning  towards  the  bridge,  instead  of  going  up  Walcott  Street,  the  junc- 
tion of  Walcott  and  Broadway  is  soon  reached,  and  between  the  two  streets 
stands  the  fine  building  of  the  Pawtucket  Congregational  Church.  Turning 
into  Broadway  and  proceeding  up  the  street  a  fine  view  of  the  river  and  the 


PAWTUCKET 


Si 


Exchange  Street 
bridge  to  the  left  is  had, 
and  soon  on  the  right 
the  First  Free  Baptist 
Church,  a  tasteful 
wooden  structure  is 
passed.  A  few  steps 
above  on  the  opposite 
side  of  the  street,  at 
junction  of  Broadway 
and  Summit  Street,  is 
the  handsome  resi- 
dence of  the  Hon.  H. 
B.  Metcalf.  We  are 
now  at  the  junction  of 
Broadway,  Summit, 
and  Cottage  streets,  an 
extensive  open  space. 
Standing  here  and 
looking  down  Cottage 
Street  and  Broadway, 
very  pleasing  scenes 
are  presented.  Each 
street  is  broad,  lined 
with  trees  and  bordered 
with  pleasant  residen- 
ces, mostly  wooden 
structures,  with  ample 
grounds.  As  far  as 
the  eye  can  see  either 
street  extends  in  a 
straight  line,  diverging 
from  the  common  cen- 
tre where  the  observer 
stands,  and  the  trees 
form  an  inclosing  arch 
which  makes  the  vista 
one  of  quiet  beauty 
with  the  added  air  of 
mystery  often  felt  when 
looking  at  anything  the 
end  of  which  is  not  in 
view  and  can  only  be 

surmised.  This  region  of  the  city  is  the  place  of  the  finest  residences,  as  its 
elevated  situation  makes  it  very  desirable,  and  Broadway,  Cottage,  and  Walcott 
streets  are  far  excellence  the  residence  section. 


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Passing  up  Broadway,  Exchange  Street  is  soon  reached.  Going  down  this 
street  the  works  of  the  Rhode  Island  Card  Board  Company,  Perry  Oil  Com- 
pany, and  several  jewelry  shops  are  passed  on  the  left,  and  then  the  Exchange 
Street  bridge  is  reached.  From  this  position  are  seen  some  of  the  chief  manu- 
facturing establishments  in  the  city.  Northward,  on  the  eastern  bank  is  the  large 
factory  of  Greene  &  Daniels,  while  nearer  on  the  other  bank  is  the  Dempsey 
Bleachery  &  Dye  Works.  But  the  view  is  not  wholly  of  factories,  for  the  banks 
of  the  river  are  in  many  places  clothed  with  trees  and  abound  in  picturesque 
nooks.  Continuing  along  Exchange  Street,  we  cross  North  Main  Street,  pass 
on  the  right  corner  of  Hamilton  Street  Infantry  Hall,  a  low  wooden  structure 
used  as  a  drill  hall  by  local  militia,  and  a  similar  building,  Armory  Hall,  on 
the  corner  of  High  Street.  A  short  distance  further  and  we  emerge  on  Ex- 
change Place  at  the  railroad  station. 

Starting  again  from  the  railroad,  we  retrace  our  steps  to  Trinity  Square, 
but  from  there  turn  to  the  right  along  Main  Street.  Here  at  the  corner  of  Main 
and  Broad  streets  is  the  terminus  of  the  horse-car  line  from  Providence.  Before 
the  establishment  of  the  local  lines  the  Providence  cars  ran  to  Main  Street 
square,  connecting  there  with  a  branch  to  Central  Falls.  "  A  short  distance  up, 
on  Bailey  Street,  which  leads  out  of  Main  at  the  first  turn,  is  the  establishment 
of  Linton  Brothers  &  Company,  card  board  and  glazed  paper  manufacturers. 
Following  the  horse-car  track  along  Main  Street  we  turn  two  corners,  first  to 
the  left,  second  to  the  right,  still  keeping  on  Main  Street,  and  soon  are  in  sight  of 
the  two  mills  of  the  Slater  Cotton  Company,  the  oldest  of  which  was  erected  in 
1863.  Across  the  street,  on  the  corner  of  Pine,  are  the  extensive  machine  shops 
of  James  Brown.  Turning  up  Pine  Street,  crossing  the  Providence  and  Worces- 
ter Railroad  track,  and  passing  the  works  of  the  Union  Wadding  Company  on 
the  right,  the  new  freight  station  of  the  Providence  and  Worcester  Railroad  is 
reached.  It  is  a  large  brick  building,  of  ample  length  and  width,  probably  the 
best  of  its  kind  in  the  state,  having  plenty  of  cartage-room  around  it  on  all 
sides.       It   was   built    in  1SS2    to 


meet  the  growing  necessity  for 
better  accommodations.  Beyond 
the  freight  depot  the  large  works 
of  the  E.  Jenckes  Manufacturing 
Company,  makers  of  belt  hooks, 
ring  travelers,  and  manufacturers' 
supplies,  loom  up  conspicuously. 
Next,  on  the  right  hand  side  of 
Pine  Street,  is  a  long,  low,  wooden 
building,  the  works  of  the  Paw- 
tucket  Manufacturing  Company, 
manufacturers  of  bolts,  nuts,  wash- 
ers, etc.  A  short  distance  beyond 
on  the  left  is  a  brick  building  which 
might  with  truth  be  called  elegant. 
It  looks  like  a  beautiful  mansion 


THE  OLD  SLATER  MILL. 


PAWTUCKET. 


83 


house.  This  is  the 
office  of  the  Conant  * 
Thread  Company, 
and  their  factories, 
great,  massive  build- 
ings, cover  a  large 
extent  of  ground  for 
a  long  distance 
along  Pine  Street, 
and  for  an  equal  dis- 
tance back.  About 
half  way  down  the 
front  of  the  property 
ot  the  thread  works, 
on  the  opposite  side 
of  Pine  Street,  are 
the  works  of  the 
Fales  &  Jenks  Ma- 
chine Company, 
manufacturers  of 
cotton  and  woolen 
machinery,  fire 
pumps,  and  fric- 
tional  g  ea  r  i  n  g  . 
Going  up  Pine 
Street  a  short  dis- 
tance further,  we 
turn  down  Cross 
Street.  This  is  in 
Central  Falls.  First 
on  the  right  are  a 
row  of  factory  tene- 
ments.    Across    an 

open  lot  to  the  left  are  the  low  buildings  of  the  American  File  Works.  A 
walk  of  about  half  a  mile  along  Cross  Street,  through  a  section  of  residences, 
brings  us  out  on  Broad  Street  again,  crossing  which  and  continuing  on  we 
emerge  on  Mill  Street,  Central  Falls,  a  continuation  of  North  Main  Street,  Paw- 
tucket.  On  the  northeast  corner  of  this  street  and  Cross  Street  is  the  large 
brick  factory  of  the  Pawtucket  Hair  Cloth  Company,  extending  from  Mill 
Street  to  the  river,  and  built  in  1864.  Cross  Street  leads  on  to  the  Central 
Avenue  Bridge,  which  crosses  the  river  at  this  point.  Looking  north  from  this 
bridge,  on  the  west  bank  are  seen,  just  above  the  hair  cloth  factory,  the  brick 
mill  and  adjoining  wooden  buildings  of  the  Central  Falls  Woolen  Company, 
and  beyond  them  the  brick  factory  of  the  Stafford  Manufacturing  Company, 
thread  manufacturers. 

Crossing  the  bridge  we  are  again  in  the  corporate  limits  of  Pawtucket,  and 


PARK    PLACE    CONGREGATIONAL    CHURCH. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


TRINITY  CHURCH. 


passing  up  Central  Avenue,  the 
street  leading  from  the  bridge,  the 
large  factory  of  Greene  &  Daniels  is 
on  our  right.  Going  up  the  street, 
the  elevation  called  Pleasant  View, 
on  the  east  bank  of  the  river,  is 
reached.  On  the  streets  nearest  the 
mill  are  factory  tenements,  but  there 
are  also  in  this  section  many  dwell- 
ings of  a  better  class.  Traversing 
Pleasant  View  through  various 
streets  we  make  a  circuit  and  come 
out  on  North  Main  Street,  a  con- 
tinuation of  Mill  Street,  Central 
Falls  ;  as  we  descend  the  hill  tow- 
ard the  bridge,  in  sight  across  the 
river  is  the  large  factory  of  the 
United  States  Cotton  Company  alongside  the  Providence  &  Worcester  railroad 
track,  and  south  of  it  looms  up  lt  Our  Lady  of  the  Sacred  Heart,"  the  French 
Roman  Catholic  Church,  in  Central  Falls.  The  Providence  Division  of  the  Old 
Colony,  formerly  the  Boston  &  Providence  Railroad,  makes  a  junction  with  the 
Providence  &  Worcester  opposite  the  factory  of  the  United  States  Cotton  Com- 
pany. On  the  right-hand  side  of  the  street  approaching  the  bridge  is  Collins 
Brothers'  Machine  Shop,  and  on  the 
opposite  side  the  Eagle  Dye  Works. 
Crossing  the  bridge,  we  are  again  in 
Central  Falls.  Proceeding  up  Mill 
Street  until  Central  Street  is  reached, 
let  us  walk  up  this  thoroughfare.  On 
the  northeast  corner  of  Central  and 
Mill  streets  is  the  establishment  of  E. 
L.  Freeman  &  Son,  printers  to  the 
state,  and  publishers  of  the  Weekly 
\  Isltor.  Central  Street,  from  Mill 
up  to  the  railroad  track,  is  the  chief 
retail  business  section  of  Central  Falls. 
At  the  further  side  of  the  track  is  the 
Central  Falls  station  of  the  Providence 
&  Worcester  railroad.  A  short  dis- 
tance further  up  is  the  beautiful  build- 
ing of  the  Baptist  Church,  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Broad  and  Central  streets.  In 
this  neighborhood  are  a  number  of 
palatial  residences.  Turning  into 
Broad  Street  we  turn  toward  Paw- 
tucket  ;  the  line  is  soon  crossed,  and 
about  half   way   down  on  the  right- 


THE    UNIVERSALIST    CHURCH. 


PAWTUCKET. 


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THE    OLD    QUAKER    MEETING-HOUSE,    LINCOLN. 


A 


hand  side  is  the  Broad  Street  Theatre,  where  the  polo  games  are  played 
few  steps  more  bring  us  again  to  our  starting  point,  the  railroad  station. 

Woodlawn  is  the  name  applied  to  the  southern  portion  of  Pawtucket  on  the 
west  side.  The  Providence  &  Worcester  Railroad  has  a  station  here  and  a 
branch  road  leads  from  the  place  to  Saylesville,  about  three  miles  distant.  Other 
localities  in  the  city  are  Pleasant  View,  on  the  heights  east  of  the  river  opposite 
Central  Falls  ;  East  Pleasant  View,  on  the  northeast,  near  the  Lebanon  Mills  ; 
Bunnell's,  near  the  print  works  of  the  name,  and  Ingramville,  both  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  city  on  the  east  side. 


Notes  on  some  of  the  Industries  of  the  City. —  One  of  the  most  in- 
teresting of  the  special  manufactures  in  the  line  of  appliances  for  use  in  cotton 
and  woolen  mills  is  that  conducted  at  the  Excelsior  Loom  Reed  Works,  106 
Broad  Street,  Pawtucket.  Here,  by  means  of  machines  so  well  adapted  to 
the  end  in  view  that  they  almost  do  the  whole  of  the  work  themselves,  are 
manufactured  the  Adamson  flexible  bevel  dent  reeds,  reinforced  with  solder, 
and  especially  adapted  for  the  weaving  ot  fine  worsteds,  woolens,  and  fancy 
cotton  goods.  This  is  the  only  patent  reed  in  the  market,  and  is  the  property 
of  Mr.  Adamson,  the  owner  of  the  establishment.  No  matter  how  often  or 
how  far  the  wires  may  be  separated  from  each  by  the  insertion  of  anything 
between  them,  they  are  so  constructed  as  to  immediately  spring  back  to  their 
original  position,  while  the  bevel  on  each  individual  wire  formed  thereon  by 
the  automatic  machinery  already  mentioned  lessens  the  strain  on  the  warp  and 
thereby  prevents  the  breaking  of  the  threads.  A  large  number  of  the  best  cot- 
ton and  woolen  mills  in  every  part  of  the  United  States  constantly  use  this  reed. 
Mr.  Adamson  also  deals  in  belting,  lace  leather,  pickers,  heddles  for  woolen 
mills,  and  general  mill  supplies. 


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Among  the  enterprising  firms  of  Pawtucket  we  note  especially  the  Paw- 
tucket  Manufacturing  Company,  whose  plant  is  located  at  64  Pine  Street. 

This  Company  was  incorporated  by  act  of  the  General  Assembly,  May* 
1882,  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  bolts,  nuts,  and  machinery  used  in  the 
manufacture  of  the  same. 

Mr.  Stephen  A.  Jenks,  a  prominent  business  man,  is  president,  and  Mr. 
George  H.  Fowler,  Treasurer. 

The  practical  management  of  the  business  is  in  the  hands  of  the  agent  and 
superintendent,  Mr.  George  H.  Webb.  The  rapid  growth  which  has  attended 
this  business  indicates  the  increasing  demand  for  goods  of  a  superior  quality. 
The  foundation  was  laid  December,  1881,  and  the  first  bolt  headed  August  12, 
1882. 


PAWTUCKET  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY'S  WCRKS. 

The  building,  which  is  a  model  of  convenience,  has  all  departments  located 
on  one  continuous  floor,  originally  occupying  15,400  square  feet  of  space;  but 
to  meet  the  increasing  demands  of  the  manufactures  an  addition  of  10,000 
square  feet  has  been  made  during  the  past  year,  making  a  total  of  25,400  square 
feet.  It  is  arranged  around  a  hollow  square,  in  a  way  to  secure  ample  light  and 
ventilation. 

All  the  special  machinery  used  was  designed  and  built  at  the  works,  under 
the  direct  supervision  of  Mr.  Webb,  whose  extended  experience  and  superior 
ability  as  a  mechanic  enabled  him  to  produce  a  class  of  machinery  possessing 
many  advantages  over  any  heretofore  used.  As  evidence  that  such  is  the  case, 
this  company  has  furnished  nearly  every  extensive  bolt  manufacturer  in  the 
United  States  with  some  of  their  special  machinery.  They  have  also  made  ship- 
ments to  Hutchinson,  Hollingsworth  &  Company,  of  Oldham,  England. 

This  company  is  now  engaged  in  the  construction  of  a  plant  of  ten 
machines  for  the  Amoskeag  Manufacturing  Company  of  Manchester,  N.  H., 
also  a  large  press  for  the  Knowles  Loom  Works  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  designed 
for  punching  sheet  steel,  and  will  weigh  when  completed  about  ten  tons.     In 


PAWTUCKET. 


•s7 


fact  this  department  of  their  business  has  developed  so  rapidly  that  their  present 
facilities  are  scarcely  large  enough  to  enable  them  to  fill  orders  now  on  hand. 

The  bolts  and  nuts  made  by  this  corporation  are  of  a  superior  quality  and 
finish,  and  include  all  the  regular  sizes  to  be  found  in  the  market,  besides  many 
peculiar  patterns  made  only  to  order.  During  the  first  two  years  after  the 
works  were  established  the  business  doubled  and  has  since  been  steadily  in- 
creasing. 

It  would  repay  any  one  to  visit  these  works  to  see  the  various  and  in- 
genious methods  employed  in  the  process  of  manufacturing  their  regular  and 


NEW    SQUARE  AND   HEXAGON    BOLT  CUTTING   MACHINE. 

special  goods,  and  one  would  be  both  surprised  and  interested  to  see  the  great 
variety  of  goods  required  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  market.  Great  care  is  ex- 
ercised in  selecting  stock  used,  and  every  new  lot  of  iron  is  tested  by  a  hydraulic 
testing  machine  operated  by  power,  which  determines  the  actual  tensile  strength 
of  the  metal.  By  the  same  means  the  manufactured  bolts  are  tested  before  they 
are  put  on  the  market.  The  machine  originally  employed  for  this  purpose  was 
the  one  in  ordinary  use,  but  it  did  not  do  the  work  satisfactorily,  hence  the  re- 
quisite alterations  were  made  to  adapt  it  to  the  requirements  of  the  business. 
The  accompanying  cut  illustrates  their  improved  machine  for  forging  square  and 
hexagon-headed  bolts,  three-fourths  of  an  inch  in  diameter,  and  smaller.  New 
designs  are  continually  being  turned  out  and  already  they  have  drawings  and 
patterns  for  machines  capable  of  heading  bolts  one  and  one-half  inches  in  di- 
ameter. They  are  now  working  on  a  new  illustrated  chart  showing  the  spe- 
cial machinery  they  are  prepared  to  furnish. 


SS  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

Among  the  oldest  established  and  best  known  bleacheries  and  dye  works  in 
this  part  of  the  country  are  those  of  Robert  D.  Mason  &  Company,  75  East  Ave- 
nue, Pawtucket.  The  business  was  first  established  here  in  1805  by  Mr.  Barney 
Merry,  whose  son,  Mr.  Samuel  Merry,  succeeded  him  in  1847.  ^n  XS66  Mr. 
Robert  D.  Mason,  a  nephew  of  Samuel  Merry,  was  admitted  to  partnership,  and 
in  1S70  he  assumed  control  as  sole  proprietor  under  the  present  firm  name. 
The  business  carried  on  is  in  bleaching  and  dyeing  of  spool  threads,  knitting 
cotton,  cords,  braids,  tapes,  and  all  kinds  of  single  and  two-ply  yarns,  indigo 
blues  and  fast  blacks  for  milling  purposes  ;  also,  woolen  and  worsted  yarns 
and  braids  of  every  description.  The  works  occupied  for  the  business  are 
among  the  largest  and  most  comprehensive  of  the  kind  in  the  state.  The  main 
building  is  three  stories  in  height,  £00  x  70  teet  in  dimensions.  The  principal 
dye-house  is  150  x  70  feet,  and  a  second  dye-house  is  105  x  25  feet.  The  capac- 
ity of  the  works  is  at  present  five  tons  per  day.  The  machinery  in  use  is  of 
the  most  modern  and  improved  style  that  has  been  invented  for  this  purpose,  and 
every  facility  is  afforded  for  prompt,  thorough,  and  successful  work  in  every  de- 
partment. The  product  has  always  been  maintained  at  the  highest  standard  of 
quality,  and  finds  a  ready  sale  and  a  permanent  patronage  wherever  introduced. 
A  large  and  flourishing  trade  has  long  been  enjoyed  by  this  house  in  all  parts 
of  the  United  States,  and  it  has  the  entire  confidence  of  its  patrons  to  a  marked 
degree.  Employment  is  given  to  fifty  hands.  The  proprietor,  Mr.  Mason,  is 
a  native  of  Pawtucket,  of  large  and  valuable  experience  in  the  business. 


Among  the  leading  manufacturers  of  Pawtucket  is  Mr.  John  J.  Kenyon, 
manufacturer  of  stay  webbs,  bindings,  silk  finished,  plain,  and  fancy  spool 
tapes  and  braids  for  manufacturers'  use.  This  business  was  first  inaugurated 
by  Messrs.  Thomas  Kenyon  &  Son  some  twenty  years  ago,  the  present  proprietor 
succeeding  to  the  sole  control  some  three  years  later.  Mr.  Kenyon  occupies  six 
floors,  covering  in  all  from  eighteen  to  nineteen  thousand  feet,  all  fully  equipped 
with  every  modern  improvement  and  facility  in  the  line  of  machinery  and 
mechanical  appliances  for  the  production  of  first-class  goods.  The  leading 
specialties  are  the  manufacture  of  silk  finished,  plain,  and  fancy  spool  tapes  and 
braids  for  use  of  manufacturers,  and  boot,  shoe  and  corset  lacings.  In  these 
special  branches  of  manufacture  Mr.  Kenyon  has  won  a  wide  reputation  for  the 
excellence  of  his  product  and  built  up  a  large  and  steadily  increasing  trade, 
which  extends  throughout  the  New  England  and  Western  States  and  the  Can- 
adas.  From  105  to  115  hands  are  daily  employed,  all  skilled  and  experienced 
in  the  art  of  manufacture,  and  every  effort  is  used  to  produce  a  class  of  goods 
which  will  recommend  their  own  good  qualities  wherever  introduced.  He  has 
also  a  large  trade  in  druggists'  and  other  fancy  twines  which  he  manufactures. 
His  success  in  this  laudable  endeavor  is  clearly  shown  by  the  increasing  demand 
made  for  his  goods  throughout  the  country  and  the  name  and  fame  thereby 
established  for  the  house.  Mr.  Kenyon  is  also  agent  for  the  Pawtucket  Tape 
Company,  a  newly  established  firm  which  produces  the  finest  line  of  super 
tapes  now  on  the  market.     Mr.  Kenyon  is  a  native  of  England,  has  resided 


LINCOLN. 


here  for  upwards  of  twenty-five  years,  and  was 
time  of  its  fall. 


in  the  Pemberton  Mill  at  the 


LINCOLN. 

The  town  of  Lincoln  extends  from  Pawtucket  along  the  western  bank  of 
the  Blackstone  River  to  Woonsocket,  and  contains  the  villages  of  Central  Falls, 
Valley  Falls,  Lonsdale,  Berkeley,  Ashton,  Albion,  Manville,  all  situated  on  the 
Blackstone,  and  engaged  in  the  cotton  manufacture.  Portions  of  some  of  these 
villages  lie  across  the  river  in  the  town  of  Cumberland.  On  the  Moshassuck 
River,  a  short  distance  west  of  Central  Falls,  is  Saylesville,  where  are  the  ex- 
tensive bleacheries  of  W.  F.  &  F.  C.  Sayles.  A  branch  railroad  leads  to  the 
place  from  Woodlawn,  the  southern  suburb  of  Pawtucket.  Lincoln,  according 
to  the  state  census  of  1SS5,  had  a  population  of  17,229,  the  largest  of  any  town 
in  the  state.  This  territory  was  taken  from  Smithfield  in  1871  and  named  in 
honor  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  Lime  Rock,  in  the  centre  of  the  town,  almost 
directly  west  from  the  village  of  Berkeley,  has  three  limestone  ledges,  where 
lime-burning  has  been  continuously  carried  on  since  the  time  of  Roger  Wil- 
liams. The  business  is  still  in  a  flourishing  condition  and  the  supply  of  mate- 
rial is  almost  inexhaustible. 

The  Providence  and  Worcester  Railroad  runs  along  the  Blackstone  River 
and  has  stations  at  all  the  villages  on  its  banks.  The  valley  of  the  Blackstone, 
the  chief  part  of  which  is  in  this  town,  is  a  beautiful  region.  From  the  train, 
as  it  follows  the  curves  of  the  river,  are  seen  a  succession  of  pictures  of 
wooded  slopes,  reaches  of  meadow,  and  glimpses  of  the  river,  with  its  numerous 
artificial  waterfalls,  and  added  to  these  are  the  villages  with  their  factories, 
cottages,  and  churches. 


BLACKSTONE    AT    LONSDALE. 


The  Strangers'  Guide-Pawtucket. 


Armory  Hall.  79  High. 

Assessor's  Office,  35  High. 

Benedict  House,  corner  Main  and  Broad. 

Broad  Street  Theatre,  148  Broad. 

City  Clerk's  Office,  35  High. 

City  Hall,  35  High. 

City  Records,  35  High. 

City  Council  Chamber,  35  High. 

Court  House,  73  North  Main. 

Coggeshall  Fountain,  Main  Street  Square. 

Dexter  Block.  138  to  142  Main. 

Dexter  Building,  corner  Main  and  East  Avenue. 

Tin-  Falls,  at  the  Main  Street  Bridge. 

High  School.  High  street. 

Infantry  Hall.  74  Exchange. 

Laurel  Hill,  east  side  river,  off  Central  avenue. 

Laurel  Hill  Park,  junction  Fountain  and  Park. 

Masonic  Temple.  98  North  Main. 

Music  Hall  Building,  139  to  147  Main. 

Main  Street  Square,  junction  Main  and  North  Main. 

Odd  Fellows  Building,  215  to  221  Maiu. 

Old  Slater  Mill,  rear  55  North  Main. 

Old  Town  It. ill.  -".School. 

l'awtucket  Hotel, 23  Broadway. 

Police  Station,  73  North  Main. 

Post  Office,  Dexter  Building,  corner  Main  aud  East 
avenue. 

Probate  Court,  35  High. 

Steamboat  Wharf,  at  Division  Street  Bridge. 

Street  Railway  Depot,  Broad,  opposite  Exchange. 

Town  Hall,  Central  Falls,  Summit. 

Trinity  Square,  junction  Broad  and  Maiu. 

Weeden  Block,  corner  Main  and  l'ark  Place. 

Wilkinson  Park,  bounded  by  Park  Place,  Church, 
George  Cross. 

Washington  Hall,  School.  ■, 


MANUFACTURING     ESTABLISH- 
MENTS. 

American  Curled  Hair  Co.,  367  High,  corner  Blackstone, 

Central  Falls. 

.Etna  Stopper  Co.,  20  River. 

Bridge  Mill.  64  Main. 

Campbell  Machine  Co..  106  Broad. 

Central  Falls  Woolen  Mill,  339  Mill,  Central  Falls. 

Conant  Thread  Co.,  Conant  and  Pine. 

Dempsey  Bleachery  and  Dye  Works.  227  North  Main. 

Dexter  Yarn  Co.,  80  and  82  East  avenue. 

Darius  Goff  &  Sons.  29  River. 

Dunnell  Print  Works.  116  Prospect. 

Eagle  Dye  Works,  408  North  Main. 

Electric  Lighting  Co.,  The  Pawtucket,  16  Wilkinson 
Place. 

E.  Jenekes  Manufacturing  Co.,  75  and  77  Weeden. 

Fales  &  Jenks  Machine  Co.,  112  Dexter. 

Greene  Dyeing  and  Finishing  Co.,  40  and  42  Front. 

Greene  &  Daniels  Manufacturing!  'o.,  lot  Vntral  avenue. 

Hair  Cloth  Co.,    The  Pawtucket,  Cross,  Central  Falls. 

James  Davis  Belting  ( 'o.,  22,  24 1  26  Pleasant. 

L.  B.  Darling  Fertilizer  Co.,  290  Mineral  spring  avenue. 

Lebanon  Mills  Co.,  Lebanon. 

Lorraine  Manufacturing  Co..  257  Mineral  Spring  ave. 

New  American  Pile  ( to.,  224  Dexter,  Central  Falls. 

Pawtucket  Gas  Works. 

Pawtucket  Manufacturing  Co.,  64  Pine. 

R.  Bliss  Manufacturing  ( 'o.,  301  and  309  Main. 

R.  I.  Card  Board  Co..  105  Exchange,  corner  Front. 

Slater  Cotton  Co.,  Church  and  Main. 

Stafford  Manufacturing  Co.,  379  and  381  Mill,  Central 
Falls. 

United  States  Cotton  Co.,  11  Foundry,  Central  Falls. 

Union  Wadding  Co.,  24  Dexter,  corner  "* 

William  H.  Haskell  Co.,  277  Main. 


WARD  ROOMS. 

First  Ward  — Fountain,  corner  Clay. 

Second  Ward  — Old  Town  Hall,  33  School.   * 

Third  Ward  — Police  Station  Building,  73  North  Main 

Fourth  Ward  —23  Mulberry. 

Fifth  Ward— 161  Pawtucket  avenue. 


CEMETERIES. 

Mineral  Spring,  Mineral  Spring  avenue,  corner  Conant 

Oak  Grove,  North  Bend. 

Riverside.  Pleasant,  north  of  Swan  Point. 

St.  Francis,  Smithneld  avenue,  near  Providence  line. 

Walnut  Hill,  opposite  47  Brook. 

CHURCHES.—  Pawtucket. 

Broadway  Christian,  opposite,  134  Broadway. 

Calvary  Baptist,  98  North  Main. 

Church  of  Our  Father,  High,  near  Miller. 

Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Broadway,  corner 
Woodbine. 

Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  (Roman  Cath- 
olic) Pine,  corner  Marion. 

First  Baptist,  High,  corner  Summer. 

First  Methodist  Episcopal,  High,  near  Exchange. 

Free  Baptist,  97  Broadway. 

Mission  of  the  Advent,  Pawtucket  avenue,  corner 
Trenton. 

New  Jerusalem,  Elm. 

Park  Place  Congregational,  Park  Place,  near  Main. 

Pawtucket  Congregational,  junction  Broadway  and 
Walcott. 

Pleasant  View  Baptist,  Fountain,  near  East. 

Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus,  (Roman  Catholic),  Park,  corner 
Laurel. 

St.  Jean  Baptiste,  (French  R.  C),  Quiucy  avenue. 

St.  Joseph's,  (Roman  Catholic),  Walcott,  corner  South 
Bend. 

St.  Paul's  (Episcopal),  Church  street,  corner  Park  Place. 

Thomson  M.  E.,  Mineral  Spring  avenue, 'corner  Conant. 

Trinity  (Episcopal  >,  opposite  9  Main. 

Woodlawn  Baptist  Chapel,  Lonsdale  avenue,  corner 
Capital. 

CHURCHES.— Central   Falls. 

Baptist,  Broad  corner  Central. 
Congregational,  High,  corner  Jenks. 
Embury  i  Methodist  Kpis.-opal).  Cross,  near  Hawes. 
St.  George's  i  Episcopal )    ( 'linton,  corner  Central. 
Our  Lady  of  the  Sacred  Heart  (French  Roman  Cath- 
olic), Fales,  near  Broad. 

BRIDGES. 

Division  street. 

Maiu  street. 

Exchange  street. 

Central   avenue,  from  Cross  street,  Central  Falls,  to 

Central  a\  eiiue.  Pawtucket. 

Mill  street,  from  Mill  street,  Central  Falls,  to  North 
Main  street,  Pawtucket. 

TELEGRAPH   OFFICES. 

Western  Union,  at  P.  &  W.  R.  R.  Depot. 
Mutual  Union,  131  Main. 

Pawtucket  District  Telegraph  and  Messenger  Co.,  9 
and  U  Easts 


NATIONAL  BANKS. 

First,  126  Main. 
Pacific,  11 7  Main. 
Slater,  7  East  avenue. 

SAVINGS    BANKS. 

Pawtucket  Institution  for  Savings.  117  Main. 
Providence  County  Savings  Bank.  126  Main. 
The  Franklin  Savings  Bank,  Main,  corner  East  avenue. 

FIRE   STATIONS  AND  APPARATUS. 

Washington  Street,  corner  Brown  —  Steamer  No.  1, 
Rhode  Island  Company. 

Main  Street,  corner  Bailey  -Steamer  No.  2.  Rough  and 
Ready  Company;  Slater   Hook  and  Ladder  Co.,  No.  1. 

Water  Street,  corner  Vernon— Steamer  No.  3,  Monitor 
Company. 

Carnation   Street -Steamer   No.  4,  Atlantic   Company. 

Pawtucket  Hook  and  Ladder  Company. 


CHAPTER  III. 


MARKET   SQUARE,    WOONSOCKET. 


MTLATIOX    AND    SURROUNDINGS  —  MANUFACTURES E  ARLY    HISTORY    AND    DEVELOPMENT 

INCORPORATION  —  CORPORATE    FACILITIES BRIDGES CHARACTER    OF    THE    POPU- 
LATION—STROLLS AMONG  THE   FACTORIES  AND  ALONG  THE  STREETS. 

Sixteen  miles 
from  Providence, 
on  the  Blackstone 
River,  and  one  of 
the  chief  stations 
on  the  Providence 
and  Worcester 
Railroad,  is  the 
town  of  "Wooii- 
sc)  eke  t,  which, 
after  Providence 
and  Pawtucket,  is 
the  most  import- 
ant manufacturing 
centre  in  the  state. 
It  now  has  a  pop- 
ulation of  nearly  twenty  thousand,  and  is  the  largest  town  in  the  state  in  point 
of  population, — or  at  least,  as  that  honor  has  been  claimed  for  Lincoln,  it  is  the 
largest  compact  community  in  the  state  or  country  under  a  town  government. 
The  Blackstone  River  has  here  a  total  fall  of  about  thirty  feet  over  three  dams, 
and  the  tributary  streams,  the  Mill  and  Peters,  which  here  unite  with  the 
Blackstone,  have  falls  respectively  of  sixty  and  fifty-two  feet.  These  together 
constitute  the  best  water-power  in  Rhode  Island,  and  it  is  thoroughly  utilized 
for  manufacturing  purposes. 

The  leading  industry  is  the  cotton  manufacture,  which  is  carried  on  in  all 
its  branches,  and  a  larger  amount  of  cloth  is  probably  produced  here  than  in 
any  other  place  in  the  state.  There  are  a  few  establishments  engaged  in  the 
manufiuctiu'e  of  yarns.  The  woolen  manufacture  is  also  carried  on  extensively. 
There  are,  besides,  a  variety  of  other  manufactures,  among  which  are  those 
of  rubber  goods,  knit  goods,  sewing  machines,  shuttles  and  bobbins. 

The  first  settlement  made  at  Woonsocket  Falls  is  supposed  to  have  been 
about  the  year  1666,  when  a  saw  mill  was  erected  by  Richard  Arnold.  With 
the  beginning  of  the  eighteenth  century,  the  value  of  the  water-power  was  seen, 
and  various  manufactures  were  started.  Not,  however,  until  about  1S10  did 
the  place  grow  to  any  extent.  At  that  time  the  cotton  manufacture  was  intro- 
duced,  and  the  first  mill  of  the   Social  Manufacturing  Company  was  erected. 


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Since  then,  on  account  of  the  unrivalled  water-power,  the  development  of  this 
and  kindred  manufactures  has  been  rapid,  until  Woonsocket  is  to-day  the  chief 
place  in  some  lines  of  this  business  in  the  state.  In  183 1,  Edward  Harris 
began  the  manufacture  of  woolen  goods  here,  which  has  since  grown  to  be  the 
second  industry  in  importance  in  the  town.  Mr.  Harris,  later  in  life,  was 
instrumental  in  procuring  a  free  public  library  for  Woonsocket,  and  in  various 
other  ways  was  a  public  benefactor. 

The  name  of  Woonsocket  was  strictly  applied  to  the  compact  village  on  the 
east  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  falls,  and  that  side  of  the  river  was  in  Cum- 
berland. In  1S67,  the  village  of  Woonsocket,  the  neighboring  village  of  Social, 
and  adjoining  territory,  were  set  off  from  Cumberland  and  incorporated  as  the 
town  of  Woonsocket.  In  1S71,  the  west  side,  consisting  of  the  villages  of 
Globe,  Bernon,  and  Hamlet,  and  neighboring  regions,  were  setoff  from  Smith- 
field  and  added  to  the  town.  The  Blackstone  River  flows  in  a  semi-circular 
course  through  the  place,  and  the  surrounding  hills  inclose  it  like  an  amphi- 
theatre. 

Woonsocket  has  a  well-equipped  fire  department,  organized  in  1S36,  and  a 
very  efficient  police  force  dating  from  1S66.  The  Woonsocket  Patriot,  a 
weekly  newspaper,  was  started  in  1S33,  anc^  nas  been  continuously  published 
since.  A  daily  paper,  the  Evening  Reporter,  has  been  published  since  1873 
and  has  enjoyed  more  than  ordinary  success.  Horse-car  lines  were  built  in 
1SS7,  and  the  cars  began  running  in  August  of  that  year.  The  town  has  seven 
churches  of  different  denominations,  six  national  and  four  savings  banks,  and  a 
public  library,  and  is  so  rapidly  progressing  in  wealth  and  population,  that  it 
is  but  a  matter  of  a  short  time  before  the  citizens  decide  that  it  shall  become 
the  city  of  Woonsocket,  the  "  spindle  city"  of  the  valley  of  the  Blackstone. 

Seven  highway  and  two  rail- 
road bridges  span  the  Blackstone 
at  Woonsocket,  and  there  are  be- 
sides several  highway  bridges 
over  the  Mill  and  Peters  rivers. 
The  oldest  bridge  is  that  over  the 
river  at  the  falls.  The  other 
bridges  are  the  Bernon  Street,  the 
Hamlet  Avenue,  the  Sayles  Street, 
the  River  Street,  and  the  one  at 
Hamlet  Village,  besides  the  new 
one  connecting  Fairmount  with  the 
east  side.  Held  back  by  the  nat- 
ural falls  and  by  the  various  arti- 
ficial ones,  the  river  forms  a  num- 
ber of  ponds,  the  largest  of  which 
is  the  Bernon  between  the  falls 
and  the  Bernon  dam.  On  the 
^^  Mill  River  are  two  large  ponds 
—       '■•lik*^z^jy:-!r_  j-^—Se^^.    -  called  respectively  the  Harris  and 

THE    HIGH     SCHOOL,    WOONSOCKET.  Social. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Illlfllli'l  ~^B9BHHH^^i^Hi3Hi^9l^''  There    are     said  to    be 

If  fm^^Sw'  '%  geological  indications  that 

»"f^^  WLSmm  the  river  in  some  far  re- 

mote age  flowed  through 
the  valley  on  the  north 
side  of  the  town,  near  the 
railroad.  This  opinion  is 
sustained  by  the  fact  that 
in  making  excavations 
water  worn  ledges  and 
every  appearance  of  the 
ancient  bed  of  a  stream 
have  been  unearthed. 

Woonsocket  probably 
affords  one  of  the  best 
examples  in  the  country 
of  the  changes  that  the 
introduction  of  machinery 
makes  in  the  character  of 
a  population.  The  first 
settlers,  and  the  subse- 
quent ones  for  genera- 
tions, were  of  English 
birth  and  descent.  After 
manufacturing  began  to 
increase  rapidly,  from  the 
early  years  of  the  present 
century  onward,  the  gen- 
eral immigration  brought 
its  share  to  Woonsocket. 
About  the  time  of  the 
Civil  War  an  immigration 
of  French  Canadians  set 
in,  and  Woonsocket  is 
one  of  the  places  in  which 
they  have  most  thickly 
settled.  In  1880,  they 
constituted  more  than  one- 
fourth  of  the  population  ; 
according  to  the  state  cen- 
sus in  1S85,  they  still  held 
this  proportion,  while 
there  were  about  two  hundred  less  of  Canadian  birth  than  in  1S80,  but  this 
loss  must  have  been  by  death,  and  would  be  much  more  than  counter-balanced 
by  the  births  among  this  class  of  the  population,  which,  indeed,  is  clearly  de- 
monstrated by  the  fact  that  nearly  five  thousand  of  the  population  of  native  birth 
had  both  parents  of  foreign  birth,  while  about  eight  hundred  were  of  mixed 


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95 


THE   FALLS  AT  WOONSOCKET. 


parentage.  As  nearly  one-half  of  the  entire  population  is  of  foreign  birth,  about 
five  thousand  more  of  foreign  parentage,  and  more  than  eight  hundred  of  mixed 
parentage,  there  is  only  a  small  proportion  left  of  the  native  born  of  Anglo- 
Saxon  descent.  The  movement  of  the  French  Canadians  to  Woonsocket  must 
have  been  concluded  in  its  large  manifestations  between  1875  and  1880,  as 
between  those  years  they  increased -more  than  a  thousand,  while  in  1885  per- 
sons of  Canadian  birth  were  about  two  hundred  less  than  in  1SS0.  There  is 
comparatively  little,  consequently,  of  the  blood  of  the  first  settlers  in  the  com- 
munity. 

On  account  of  the  great  number  of  French,  their  language  is  very  gen- 
erally used  in  the  town,  and  the  retail  traders  find  it  necessary  either  to  speak  it, 
or  employ  French  salesmen. 

In  order  that  an  idea  may  be  obtained  at  first  hand  of  the  character  of  the 
place  and  the  extent  of  the  manufacturing,  we  invite  the  reader  to  take  a  walk 
about  town  with  us.  Of  course  we  start  from  Providence,  and  speed  up  the  Black- 
stone  Valley  on  a  Providence  &  Worcester  railroad  train,  reaching  Woon- 
socket in  about  three-quarters  of  an  hour.  The  train  enters  Woonsocket  on  a 
high  bridge  over  the  Blackstone  and  an  elevated  way  over  several  streets.  To 
the  left  looking  from  the  train  we  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  river  many  feet  be- 
low, and  of  numerous  buildings  and  factories  perched  on  its  steep  banks,  and 
also  have  a  quick  view  of  Main  Street  as -shown  in  the  engraving  on  page 
93.  The  station  is  a  tasteful  brick  structure  built  in  1882,  and  is  a  story 
above  the  street  on  one  side.     Leaving  it  from  the  upper  side  we  soon  find  our- 


96 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


selves  in  Depot  Square,  formed  by  the  junction  of  Main  with  High  and  Clinton 
streets.  To  the  right,  on  the  corner  of  High  and  Main  streets,  is  the  Baptist 
Church,  and  to  our  left  Main  and  Clinton  streets  diverge,  leading  under  the  rail- 
road tracks.  The  buildings  around  the  square  are  three  and  four-story  brick 
and  wooden  structures,  several  of  which,  recently  erected,  are  tasteful  and 
modern  in  design. 

Proceeding  up  Main  Street  to  the  right,  there  are  a  number  of  fine  brick 
buildings  on  both  sides.  A  few  steps  bring  us  abreast  of  the  Harris  Block,  a 
large,  three-story,  brick  building  erected  in  1856,  and  which  contains  the  Har- 
ris Institute  Free  Library,  of  about  10,000  volumes,  the  first  Free  Library 
organized  in  Rhode  Island.  The  building  and  a  library  of  4,000  volumes  were  a 
gift  to  the  town  by  Edward  Harris,  the  pioneer  woolen  manufacturer.  In  this 
building  on  the  ground  floor  is  the  post-office.  In  the  next  building  on  the  left, 
the  Evening  Reporter  and  the  Weekly  Patriot  are  printed.  Next  beyond, 
still  on  the  left,  is  the  three-story  brick  factory  occupied  by  the  American 
Worsted  Company.  Then  come  the  extensive  factories  of  the  Harris  Woolen 
Company,  consisting  of  many  buildings  of  wood,  brick,  and  stone,  of  various 
ages,  the  majority  of  which  are  on  the  left-hand  side,  but  one  is  on  the  right, 
connected  with  the  others  by  a  bridge  built  over  the  street.  Just  beyond,  and 
also  on  the  left-hand  side,  are  the  connected  brick  and  stone  factories  of  the 
Lippitt  Woolen  Company,  which  extend  to  the  corner  of  Bernon  Street,  with 
one  factory  across  that  street,  below  the  corner. 

Main  Street  here  leads  into  Market  Square,  which  is  an  open  space  formed 
by  the  junction  of  Main,  South  Main,  Bernon,  Arnold,  and  River  streets.  On 
the  east  side  of  this  square  at  the  foot  of  Arnold  Street  is  the  Woonsocket  Hotel. 
From  Depot  Square  to  Market  Square,  Main  Street  is  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
long.  On  the  opposite  side  from  the  factories  are  retail  stores  and  offices,  and 
the  street  runs  along  the  brow  of  the  high  river  bank.  The  rear  of  the  fac- 
tories reach  to  the  edge  of  Clinton  Pond,  through  which  the  water  passes  from 
above  the   falls,  supplying  all  the   factories   on   this  side  down  to  the  Clinton 


MONUMENT  SQUARE. 


WOONSOCKET. 


97 


THE  BLACKSTONE  AT 
WOONSOCKET. 

Mills.  This  pond  and  its  connections  make 
an  island  of  the  low  land  between  it  and  the 
river,  and  on  this  territory  are  situated  many 
large  and  small  manufacturing  establish- 
ments, y 

Leaving  Market  Square  let  us  proceed  down  South  Main  Street.  A  few 
steps  bring  us  to  the  extensive  works  of  the  Woonsocket  Rubber  Company,  on 
the  left,  which  consist  of  a  number  of  brick  and  stone  buildings.  On  the  right 
is  a  large,  stone  cotton  factory,  built  in  1S46,  and  now  operated  by  J.  P.  &  J.  G. 
Ray,  but  formerly  owned  by  the  Ballou  Manufacturing  Company,  and  known 
as  the  "  White  Mill."  This  mill  stands  on  the  river  bank  at  the  west  end  of 
the  falls,  and  occupies  the  site  of  the  saw  mill  and  forge  erected  by  the  first  set- 
tlers. 

We  have  now  arrived  at  the  bridge.  About  a  hundred  feet  above  it  are  the 
falls,  which  are  in  two  portions,  being  divided  by  a  rocky  island  in  the  centre. 
At  each  side  dams  have  been  built,  supplementing  the  natural  advantages  for 
the  benefit  of  the  factories,  and  the  rocky  island  which  divides  the  falls  extends 
for  about  two  hundred  feet,  the  centre  of  the  bridge  resting  upon  it.  This 
bridge  consists  of  two  stone  arches.  On  the  western  bank,  just  below,  are  the 
Globe  Mills,  now  the  property  of  the  Social  Manufacturing  Company.  All  this 
portion  of  Woonsocket  across  the  bridge,  southwest  of  the  river,  is  known  as  the 
Globe,  and  is  mainly  a  place  of  residence. 


9S  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

A  short  distance  above  the  falls  is  the  Sayles  Street  Bridge,  and  the  houses 
on  either  side  of  the  river  above  it  are  factory  tenements.  North  of  Globe  Vil- 
lage, on  the  westerly  side,  is  Fairmount,  formerly  known  as  Old  Maid's  Farm, 
where  are  the  works  of  the  Woonsocket  Machine  &  Press  Company,  the  Per- 
severance Worsted  Company,  and  the  Enterprise  Mill.  A  new  bridge,  finished 
in  1888,  connects  this  section  with  the  east  side  of  the  river. 

Returning  to  Market  Square  we  go  down  Bernon  Street.  The  wooden 
building  at  the  curve  of  the  street  on  the  right  would  be  taken  for  a  church, 
but  it  is  the  Town  Hall.  Passing  a  number  of  small  manufacturing  establish- 
ments we  soon  reach  the  Bernon  Bridge,  just  above  which  is  the  Bernon  Dam, 
retaining  a  wide  pond  of  the  same  name,  extending  to  the  falls.  Crossing  the 
bridge  we  are  now  on  Bridge  Street,  in  that  part  of  Woonsocket  known  as 
Bernon.  The  river  bank  rises  in  quite  a  bulky  hill  with  an  easy  incline,  and  is 
covered  with  pleasant  residences  and  fine  mansions.  Turning  into  Front 
Street,  the  first  to  the  left,  we  pass  several  stone  factories  on  the  bank  of  the 
river,  all  now  the  property  of  the  Woonsocket  Electric  Light  &  Power  Com- 
pany, which  operates  its  own  plant  in  one  of  them,  and  sub-lets  the  others  to 
various  manufacturers.  Front  Street  here  leads  along  the  brow  of  the  high 
river  bank  ;  it  is  wide,  and  is  lined  on  the  side  nearest  the  river  with  a  mag- 
nificent row  of  elm  trees. 

As  we  emerge  on  Hamlet  Avenue,  almost  in  front  of  us  is  St.  James 
Episcopal  Church,  a  brown,  wooden  edifice.  Looking  up  Hamlet  Avenue 
from  this  point,  two  blocks  above,  the  large  brick  structure  of  the  French  Roman 
Catholic  Church  looms  up  conspicuously.  Hamlet  Avenue  is  so  named  from 
the  village  of  Hamlet  about  half  a  mile  to  the  southeast  at  the  end  of  the  ave- 
nue, where  there  is  a  small  cotton  mill  and  a  little  hamlet  of  factory  tenements. 

Turning  into  Hamlet  Avenue,  we  pass  down  the  hill,  and  soon  reach  the 
Hamlet  Avenue  Bridge,  crossing  which  we  walk  along  beside  the  elevated 
tracks  of  the  railroad,  and  soon  emerge  on  Clinton  Street,  near  Depot  Square. 
From  Hamlet  Avenue  and  bridge  fine  views  of  the  river  and  of  other  portions 
of  Woonsocket  are  obtained. 

Leaving  Depot  Square  let  us  pass  up  Main  Street  to  the  north.  We  imme- 
diately pass  under  the  railroad,  and  are  in  among  the  retail  stores  again.  A 
short  distance  up  the  street  on  the  left  is  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and 
almost  opposite  just  a  few  steps  further  up,  on  the  corner  of  Church  Street,  is  the 
Universalist  Church.  A  few  steps  further  bring  us  out  on  Monument  Square, 
a  large,  open  space,  where  Main,  North  Main,  and  Social  streets,  and  several 
lanes  converge.  In  the  centre  of  the  square  is  the  Soldiers'  Monument,  standing 
in  a  circular,  railed  plat.  It  consists  of  a  square  granite  column,  surmounted 
by  the  figure  of  a  soldier,  and  appropriately  inscribed.  Fronting  on  the  square 
is  the  Monument  House,  a  large  hotel,  consisting  of  several  connected  build- 
ings. From  Monument  •Square,  past  Depot  Square,  to  Market  Square,  Main 
Street  extends,  and  contains  the  principal  retail  business  of  the  town.  This 
portion  of  the  town  is  the  original  village  of  Woonsocket. 

On  North  Main  Street  just  beyond  the  Monument  House,  the  new  Opera 
House  is  in  process  of  construction.     It  will  be  one  of  the  handsomest  buildings 


WOONSOCKET.  99 

of  its  kind  in  the  state.  The  front  elevation  is  58  feet,  and  the  same  in  width, 
and  will  be  constructed  in  modern  style.  The  whole  building  will  be  58 x  172 
feet,  with  a  large  auditorium  containing  two  galleries,  the  whole  capable  of  seat- 
ing 1 ,300  persons.  The  structure  is  expected  to  be  completed  Sept.  1,  iSSS. 
Two  streets  above,  corner  North  Main  and  Daniels,  is  the  St.  Charles  Catholic 
Church,  a  substantial,  stone  edifice.  A  few  steps  further  North  Main  Street 
crosses  the  New  York  &  New  England  Railroad,  and  on  either  side  of  the  tracks 
are  a  number  of  establishments  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shuttles,  spools, 
bobbins,  and  other  mill  supplies.  A  short  distance  above,  near  the  railroad,  is 
the  Harris  Woolen  Mill  at  the  Privilege.  This  is  a  large,  brick  factory,  and  is 
one  of  the  largest  woolen  factories  in  the  country.  It  is  situated  on  Mill  River, 
and  the  name  is  derived  from  the  water  privileges  owned  on  the  river  by  this 
company. 

Leaving  Monument  Square  by  Social  Street,  on  the  right  are  the  works  of 
the  Bailey  Wringing  Machine  Company.  About  a  quarter  of  a  mile  beyond  we 
reach  the  Social  Mill,  a  large  brick  cotton  factory,  built  in  1874  on  the  site  of 
the  first  cotton  mill  in  Woonsocket.  On  the  left,  as  we  approach  the  mill,  is  an 
elegant  brick  building  containing  the  offices  of  the  Social  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, which  owns  and  operates  this  mill,  the  Nourse  Mill,  and  the  Globe  Mills. 
Fronting  the  Social  Mill,  across  Social  Street,  are  rows  of  brick  tenement 
houses,  extending  down  First,  Second,  and  Third  streets  to  Clinton  Street,  on 
the  opposite  side  of  which,  and  on  the  bank  of  the  river,  is  the  Nourse  Mill,  a 
fine  brick  structure,  erected  in  1882.  The  Social  and  Nourse  mills  each  have 
two  towers,  on  one  of  which  is  a  clock,  and  on  the  other  a  wind  indicator. 
These  mills  and  their  tenements  are  in  excellent  condition,  and  the  houses  are 
tasteful  and  beautiful  buildings,  much  in  contrast  to  the  ordinary  factory  dwell- 
ings. Passing  down  Second  we  turn  into  Clinton  Street,  and  return  along  the 
river,  on  the  way  passing  the  Clinton  Mills  on  the  left,  and  soon  again  emerge 
on  Depot  Square. 


The  question  of  the  adoption  of  a  city  charter  will  be  submitted  to  the 
electors  at  the  presidential  election  in  November.  This  matter,  as  well  as  the 
setting  apart  of  Northern  Rhode  Island  into  a  separate  county  with  Woonsocket 
as  the  seat  of  justice,  is  exciting  much  local  interest  and  discussion,  and  indica- 
tions are  not  wanting  that  both  these  objects  will  be  realized  in  the  near 
future.  There  are  movements  on  foot  having  in  view  the  construction  of  a 
railroad  from  Woonsocket  to  Attleboro,  and  one  from  Woonsocket  to  a 
point  in  North  Smithfield,  to  connect  with  the  Providence  and  Springfield 
Railroad. 

In  other  respects  Woonsocket  is  showing  commendable  enterprise,  a  good 
example  of  which  is  the  experiment  with  an  electric  motor  on  its  street  cars. 
With  its  excellent  facilities,  for  a  place  of  its  size  and  the  spirit  of  progress  man- 
ifested, Woonsocket  is  bound  to  increase  in  business  and  wealth  and  to  attract 
an  intelligent  and  industrious  population,  so  that  the  future  will  see  it  a  grow- 
ing and  prosperous  city. 


THE  STRANGERS'  GUIDE-WOONSOCKET. 


POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


Agricultural  Fair  Grounds. 

American  Worsted  Co.'s  Building,  127  to  143  Main. 
Arnior\   Hall,  62  Arnold. 
Arnold   Dr.  SctU  Medical  Corporation. 
Ballon  Mill,  South  Main,  near  Bridge. 
HiTiimi    soiitliernpart.it'  Woonsocket. 
Base  Ball  Grounds,  foot  Canal  street. 
Depot    Square,  junction    High  and   Main,  at  railroad 
station. 
District  Court,  239 Main. 

Kairniouiit,  on  west  side  of  river,  north  of  the  Globe. 
Foss  Memorial  Building,  183  and  1*5  Main, 
(ilohe  Mills,  west  of  Bernon  Pond,  Front  street,  Globe 

Village. 

Globe  Village,  southwest  portion  of  town. 

(i.  A.  R   Hall,  158  Main. 

Hamlet  Village,  to  the  southeast  of  main  town. 

Hamlet  Mill,  at  Hamlet  Village. 

Harris  Hall.  155  Main. 

Harris  Institute  Free  Library,  155  Main. 

Harris  Block,  151  to  161  Main. 

Harris  Mo.  den  Mill,  at  Privilege. 

I.x.ciim  Hall,  155  Main. 

L'Institute  Canadien,  16  Main. 

Music  Hall,  12  Main. 

Market  Square,  junction  Arnold,  Main,  South  Main 
and  liernon. 

Monument  Square,  junction  Main,  South  Main  and 
Social. 

National  Globe  Bank  Building,  2  to  6  Main. 

Jenksville,  east  of  Social. 

Privilege  Village,  north  of  Social. 

I'ost  Office,  159  Main. 

Patriot  Building,  171  to  181  Main. 

Poor  Farm,  Fairmount, 


Social  Mill,  S.. 
Social  Hall.  7H 
Social  Village, 
west  from  the  ra 
St.  George's  H 
St.  .lean  Bapth 
Street  ltailwaj 
Temple  of  Hoi 


Tel 


BRIDGES. 

Main  Street,  South  Main,  just  below  falls. 
Bernon,  from  Bernon  to  Bridge  street. 
Hamlet.  Avenue,  west  of  railroad  bridge. 
Sayles  Street,  north  of  the  falls. 
River  Street,  from  Fairinount.  east  of  railroad. 
Fairmount  bridge  (new),  between  Sayles  and  River 
street  bridges. 
Cumberland  Road  bridge,  at  Hamlet  Village. 

CHURCHES. 


nth  Main,  corner  Pleasant. 
Lvociuu  Hall.  155  Main, 
.in.  corner  High. 

irrineton  avenue,  corner  Park  ave. 
id.  Main,  opposite  Church. 
T;  avenue,  j unction  Greene. 

■,  North  Main,  corner  Daniels. 
'  -t  avenue. 


street,  Social  village, 
cial. 

rth  of  the  river  and  a  short  distance 
oad  station. 
1S5  Main. 
Hall,  239  Main, 
ation.  244  Main. 
Hall.  191  Main. 

(Western  Union )..  Providence  &  Wor- 
cester Railroad  depot. 

Telephone  Office.  239  Main,  room  12. 
Woonsocket  Agricultural  Society. 

Woonsocket  Hospital,  Cass  road,  near  Cumberland  st. 
Woonsocket  Business  Men's  Association,  177  Main. 
Woonsocket  Opera  House,  5  to  11  North  Main. 
Young   Men's   Christian  Association,  Unity  Building, 
.Main,  corner  Clinton. 


M  ANUFACTURI N  G    E  STABLISH- 

MENTS. 


American  Worsted  Co.,  123  Main. 

Bailey  Wringing  Machine  Co..  35  Social. 

Clinton  Manufacturing  Co., 45  Clinton. 

Dr.  Seth  Arnold  Medical  Corporation,  72  Park  avenue. 

Eagle  Mills,  7  Clinton. 

Glenark  Knitting  Co..  67  South  Main. 

Globe  Mills   Globe  Village. 

Harris  Woolen  Co.,  mills  at  73  Main,  and  at  the  Privi- 

ilege. 

Leicester  Knitting  Mills,  5li  Bernon. 
Lippit  Woolen  ( '.o.,  9  Bernon. 
Noitrse  Mill,  Clinton  street. 
Perseverance  Worsted  Co.,  251  River. 
Relief  Washing  Machine  Co.,  65  Arnold. 
Social  Mill ;  Social  street.  Social  Village. 
Valley  Falls  Co.,  31  Front. 

Woonsocket  Electric  Machine  and  Power  Co.,  33  and  35 
Front. 

Woonsocket  Gas  Co.,  166  Main. 

Woonsocket  Machine  and  Press  Co..  101  Second  ave. 
Woonsocket  Rubber  Co.,  52  South  Main. 
Woonsocket  Spool  and  Bobbin  Co.,  7(1  and  72  Pond. 
Woonsocket  Worsted  Mill,  264  River. 


St.  Charles  C; 


Universalis!. 

PUBLIC   SCHOOLS. 

High,  Boyden. 
Consolidated,  Boyden. 
Grove  Street. 
Providence  Street, 
North  Main  Street. 
Constitution  Hill.  Hope. 

.lellokeSYlllcmeW). 

Jenckesville  (old),  Social  Street. 

Arnold  Street. 

Summer  Street. 

High  street. 

Fairmount,  Second  avenue. 

Park  Avenue. 

Clinton,  near  Clinton  Mills. 

Hamlet,  at  Hamlet  Village. 

Union  District. 


CATHOLIC— Parochial  Schools. 

French  Parish,  Carrington  avenue,  corner  Park  ave. 
Les  Dames  de  Jesus  Marie,  convent  and  academy,  43 
Hamlet  avenue. 
St.  Bernard,  convent  and  academy.  33  Earle. 
St.  Charles,  Earle,  corner  of  Daniels. 
St.  Michaels,  59  River. 

NEWSPAPERS. 

Evening  Reporter  (Daily).  143  Main. 
Woonsocket  Patriot  (Weekly).  143  Main. 
Newton's  Textile  Gazette,  226  Main. 

FIRE    STATIONS  AND  APPARATUS. 

Bernon  Street,  Steamer  No.  1,  and  horse  hose  reel,  15 

At  Social,  in  Mill  yard,  Steamer  No.  2,  and  horse  hose 
reel,  15  men.  ,    , 

Near  Monument  Square,  Steamer  No.  3,  and  hose 
wagon,  with  600  feet  hose,  10  men. 

STAGES. 

Blackstoue  and  Woonsocket  Omnibus,  20  Main,  two 

trips  daily. 

Slaterville  and  Woonsocket  Stage,  two  trips  daily,  and 
extra  one  Saturday  night. 

NATIONAL  BANKS. 

First,  166  Main. 
Citizens,  '6  Main. 
Globe,  6  Main. 
Union,  146  Main. 
Producers',  185  Main. 
Woonsocket,  166  Main. 

SAVINGS  BANKS. 

Mechanics.  6  Main. 

Peo) de's,  166  Main. 

Producer's,  185  Main. 

Woonsocket  Institution  for  Savings,  166  Main. 


Part  Second. 


CHAPTER  I. 


NARRAGANSETT     BAY:    ITS    EXTENT    AND    CHARACTER THE    FISHERIES OYSTER    LEASES 

AND  CULTURE  —  OTHER  SHELL  FISH  —IMPROVEMENTS  IN  THE  CHANNEL EAST    PROV- 
IDENCE—  THE     SHORE    PLACES:      FIELD'S    POINT SOIJAXTUM VUE    DE     L'EAU    CLUB 

SILVER    SPRING POMHAM    CLUB    HOUSE  RIVERSIDE  —  BULLOCK'S     POINT CRES- 
CENT    PARK PAWTUXET  —  RHODE      ISLAND     YACHT     CLUB  — BARRINGTON     AND     NAY- 

ATT      POINT  WARREN BRISTOL THE      WARWICK       SHORE ROCKY      POINT WAR- 
WICK NECK OAKLAND  BEACH THE  BUTTONWOODS EAST  GREENWICH  WICKFORD 

THE    ISLANDS    OF    THE    BAY SEACONNET    POINT. FALL    RIVER. 

Extending  northward  about  thirty  miles  into 
the  State  of  Rhode  Island  is  Narragansett  Bay, 
on  the  shores  of  which  are  the  chief  towns  and 
cities  of  the  state,  and  the  history  of  Rhode  Island 
may  be  said  to  have  transpired  on  its  waters  and 
along  its  shores.  The  bay  occupies  nearly  two 
hundred  and  fifty  square  miles  —  about  one-fifth 
of  the  entire  area  of  the  state  —  and  its  shores  are 
much  indented  with  inlets  and  coves,  while  it  is 
thickly  studded  with  large  and  small  islands. 
The  largest  is  Rhode  Island,  at  the  mouth  of  the 
bay,  on  the  southern  extremity  of  which  the  city 
of  Newport  is  situated.  The  state  takes  its  name 
from  this  island.  Providence  and  Pawtucket  are 
at  the  head  of  the  bay  to  the  north,  and  Fall 
River  to  the  northeast,  while  along  the  shores  and  on  inlets  and  coves  are  many 
smaller  towns,  villages,  and  summer  resorts  ;  and  on  eligible  situations,  both 
on  islands  and  mainland,  are  many  hotels,  places  of  entertainment  or  recrea- 
tion, and  beautiful  summer  homes. 

The  fisheries  of  Narragansett  Bay  is  one  of  the  important  interests  of  the 
state.  In  1SS5  there  was  $688,838  invested  in  the  business.  1.373  persons 
employed,  and  to  carry  on  the  work  14  steamers,  66  schooners,  312  sloops  and 
sail-boats,  and  90S  row-boats  were  used.  Food  fish  caught  amounted  to  6,181,- 
10S  pounds,  valued  at  $228,630;  654S5  bushels  of  clams  were  dug,  valued  at 
$6o,So7  ;  I7>994  bushels  of  quahaugs,  valued  at  $16,461  ;  34,008  bushels  of 
scallops  were  caught,  valued  at  $18,342  ;  320,059  bushels  of  oysters  were  taken 


CAPTAIN   WILLIAM   WINSLOW 
The   Pioneer   Proprietor  of   Rocky   Point. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


CAPTAIN  GEORGE  H.   KELLEY, 
Of  the  Continental  Line. 


up,  valued  at  $422,863  ;  449,815  pounds  of 
lobster  were  caught,  valued  at  $23,357  — 
thus  making  the  total  value  of  all  shell-fish 
$542,296. 

The  oyster  is  a  natural  habitat  of  the  bay, 
and  those  native  in  the  upper  waters  have 
always  been  in  great  demand  on  account  of 
their  excellent  quality.  A  large  area  of  the 
shoals  of  the  upper  portion  of  the  bay  is 
devoted  to  the  cultivation  of  the  oyster. 
These  beds  belong  to  the  state,  and  are  in 
charge  of  a  commissioner  and  two  assistants, 
under  whose  direction  they  are  leased  to 
persons  desiring  to  use  them,  and  all  details 
of  the  business  and  of  the  leases  ai'e  striclty 
regulated  by  law.  A  uniform  rent  of  $10 
per  acre  is  charged,  and  in  the  year  1887  about  eight  hundred  acres  were  let  at 
this  figure  ;  about  one  hundred  acres  are  leased  in  water  over  twelve  feet  deep 
at  high  tide,  at  a  dollar  an  acre,  for  the  purpose  of  planting  seed  oysters.  The 
state  began  leasing  these  beds  about  1S50  and  the  first  few  years  the  income  was 
very  small,  being  inside  of  $100  annually,  but  it  steadily  increased  until  in  1885 
it  amounted  to  $11,920,  leaving  a  net  income  to  the  state  of  something  over 
$10,000.  Since  that  time  a  number  of  oyster  beds  have  been  abandoned,  mainly 
because  of  the  failure  of  the  Virginia  oysters  which  were  transplanted  here  in 
the  spring  and  taken  up  in  the  fall,  and  were  usually  placed  in  shoal  water  inside 
the  six-foot  line,  where  it  is  not  safe  to  place  the  native  oysters  on  account  of  the 
danger  from  ice  in  winter.  A  number  of  localities  are  reserved  by  law  as  free 
oyster  beds,  and  in  certain  sections  beds  in-shore  cannot  be  leased  because  of  the 
interference  with  the  clam  and  quahaug  digging.  Under  the  old  charter  and 
laws  of  the  state  the  inhabitants  of  the  state  had  an  inalienable  right  to  the  fisher- 
ies on  the  bay  and  shores,  and  this  made  all  the  land  between  high  and  low 
water  mark  common  property.  The  amend- 
ments made  to  the  fishery  laws  from  time  to 
time  have  been  mostly  directed  to  the  preser- 
vation and  definition  of  these  rights.  The 
constitution  of  1S42  specially  declared  in  the 
seventeenth  section  of  the  first  article  that  the 
people  were  to  continue  in  the  enjoyment  of 
the  rights  of  fishery  and  of  the  shore  they  had 
enjoyed  under  the  charter. 

Clam  and  quahaug  digging,  because  of  the 
shores  being  thus  free  to  the  people,  are  car- 
ried on  by  a  great  many  persons  as  a  busi- 
ness  on   their   own  account.       The  shores  of 

East  Providence  and  Warwick  have  the  largest  colonels   s   atwell 

amount  of  territory  available  for  these    pur-  0f  Field's  Point 


ALONG  SHORE. 


poses.  Scallop  fishing  is  also  carried  on  by  the  same  class  of  persons  exten- 
sively, but  as  boats  are  necessary  to  take  these  shell-fish,  more  capital  is  re- 
quired, and  the  business  is  being  developed  into  one  in  which  men  are  employed 
instead  of  working  for  themselves.  Greenwich  Bay  is  the  principal  fishing 
ground  for  scallops,  and  by  law  no  part  of  this  bay  can  be  leased  for  oyster 
beds. 

A  great  deal  of  work  has  been  done  by  the  United  States  Government  in 
deepening  the  channel  in  the  upper  part  of  the.  bay.  The  work  was  begun  in 
1851  and  has  been  carried  on  at  intervals  since  then,  as  appropriations  have  been 
made  for  the  purpose.  As  a  result,  the  ship-channel  from  Fox  Point  to  Conim- 
icut  Point  has  been  increased  in  depth  from  four  and  one-half  to  twenty-five 
feet  at  mean  low  water.  According  to  the  plans  of  the  United  States  engineers 
it  is  intended  ultimately  to  form  a  channel  300  feet  in  width,  25  feet  deep  in 
centre,  and  of  less  depth  toward  the  sides,  from  Fox  Point  to  the  deep  waters 
of  the  bay.  As  a  consequence  of  work  already  done,  vessels  of  the  deepest 
draught  can  now  come  up  the  bay  to  Providence,  and  everything  is  therefore 
ready  in  that  respect  for  the  long-talked-of  foreign  commerce. 

In  the  summer,  the  shores  of  Narragansett  Bay  have  great  attractions,  not 
only  for  the  residents  of  the  city  and  state,  but  for  visitors  from  other  states* 
The  great  moving  cause  impelling  people  to 
come  here  is  the  famous  Rhode  Island  clam- 
bake, but  the  character  of  the  bay  itself  — 
its  smooth  waters,  beautiful  inlets,  coves,  and 
shores,  with,  in  many  cases,  splendid  oppor- 
tunities for  sailing  and  fishing,  also  draw  many 
visitors,  and  all  these  characteristics  taken 
together  make  the  resorts  on  the  bay  popular, 
and  have  tended  to  build  up  many  places 
devoted  to  the  entertainment  of  the  public. 
During  the  season,  which  begins  late  in  June 
and  continues  until  the  middle  of  September, 
steamers  ply  from  Providence  and  Pawtucket 
to  all  the  shore  places. 


W^^^^^*? 


CAPTAIN   A.    M.   CLARK, 
Of  the  Continental  Line. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

Across  the  See- 

konk    River    from 

Providence    is   the 

town  of  East  Prov- 
idence, which  ex- 
tends along  the  east 

shore  of  the  bay  to 

Bullock's  Point,  six 

miles  from  the  city. 

The  compact  place 

formerly    called 

Watchemoket,  but 

now      generally 

known  as  East 
Providence,  is  an  important  residence  suburb  of  the  city,  and  has  largely 
increased  in  size  and  population  since  the  completion  of  the  new  Washing- 
ton Bridge  and  the  establishing  of  the  horse-car  line  in  1S83.  It  is  the 
largest  place  in  the  town  and  is  connected  with  the  city  by  the  Washington  and 
Red  bridges.  The  majority  of  the  popular  resorts  on  the  bay  are  on  the  shores 
of  East  Providence.  From  Providence  Harbor  the  whole  shore  is  a  succession 
of  high  bluffs,  alternating  with  coves,  headlands,  and  rocky  islands,  with  sandy 
beaches  at  the  foot  of  the  bluffs,  and  throughout  the  whole  extent  is  occupied  by 
summer  cottages,  boarding-houses,  and  hotels,  perched  in  advantageous  situations 
all  along  shore.  The  Providence,  Warren  and  Bristol  Railroad  skirts  the  shore 
until  some  distance  beyond  Silver  Spring,  and  has  a  station  there  and  at  River- 
side. The  resorts  on  this  shore  are  Squantum  (club),  Vue  de  L'Eau  (club), 
Golden  Spring,  Silver  Spring,  Pomham  (club),  Riverside,  Camp  White,  Bul- 
lock's Point,  and  Crescent  Park. 


CAPTAIN   G.   W.   CONLEY, 
Of  Steamer   G.   W.    Danielson. 


FIELD'S  POINT. 

The  first  shore  resort  reached  from  Providence  is  Field's  Point,  two  miles 
below  the  city,  situated  on  a  sandy  tongue  of  land  extending  into  the  water  from 


SQUANTUM,    EAST   PROVIDENCE. 


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A  IlIRDS-EYE  VIEW  OF  NARRAQANSETT  BAY. 


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HIRAM    MAXFIELD, 


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the  high  bluffs  on  the  western  shore, 
which  forms  a  natural  breakwater  for 
Providence  Harbor.  The  "Point"  is 
one  of  the  oldest  resorts  on  the  bay,  and 
from  its  nearness  to  the  city  has  always 
been  a  very  popular  place  for  shore 
dinners.  On  its  further  side,  the  bay 
widens  out,  and  is  here  faced  like  the 
harbor  by  high  bluffs,  surmounted  by  a 
number  of  summer  cottages  command- 
ing excellent  views  of  the  bay  and  the 
city.  The  estate  of  about  thirty-eight 
acres,  at  the  extremity  of  the  Point,  belongs 
to  the  city. 

Colonel  S.  S.  Atwell,  of  Provi- 
dence, secured  the  lease  of  Field's  Point 
in  18S7  from  the  city  council,  for  five 
years,  and  opened  it  to  the  public  for  his 

second  season  early  in  June.  He  has  repainted  the  buildings,  renovated  the 
premises  and  grounds  generally,  erected  a  new  telephone  line  to  the  city,  and 
made  the  Point  more  attractive  and  popular  with  shore  parties,  excursionists, 
visitors,  and  patrons,  than  ever  before. 

"  Starve  Goat  Island  "  with  its  low  cottage,  is  located  just  south  of  Field's 
Point  and  around  this  island  is  Great  Bed,  the  first  and  now  one  of  the  largest  of 
the  oyster  "  farms."  Fuller's  Rock  Light-house  is  directly  opposite  the  Point 
near  the  eastern  shore. 

SQUANTUM. 

A  short  distance  below  Field's  Point,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river,  is  a 
rocky  promontory  surmounted  by  a  number  of  red-roofed  and  picturesque  build- 
ings, and  with  a  small  wharf  for  a  landing.     This  is  the  property  of  the  Squan- 

tum  Club,  an  association  of  Rhode  Island 
gentlemen  who  monopolize  the  seclusion 
this  spot  affords  for  the  especial  purpose 
of  enjoying  a  regular  weekly  clam-bake 
every  Wednesday  afternoon  during  the  shore 
season.  Stockholders  and  invited  guests  from 
abroad  are  alone  entitled  to  the  privileges  and 
immunities  of  the  club.  The  ladies  of  the 
proprietors  and  their  guests  are  invited  to 
monthly  entertainments.  The  "  Squantum  " 
is  the  first  shore  club  originated  in  this  sec- 
tion, if  not  the  first  in  the  country,  and  has 
always  maintained  a  select  membership  and 
a  very  high  reputation.  These  grounds  are 
-----  accessible    by    steamer,     railroad,     and    by 

capt.  jesse  mott,  carriage. 

the   Providence  &   Stonington  Una. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


CAPT.    EZRA  GIFFORD, 
Of  the   Shore  Transportation   Company. 


VUE  DE  L'EAU. 

Just  beyond  Squantum  and  situated  on 
a  slight  elevation  on  the  eastern  shore,  its 
pleasant  undulating  grounds  facing  the  west, 
well-covered  and  ornamented  by  shade  trees 
of  native  growth,  is  the  Vue  De  L'Eau  Club 
House.  Formerly  this  was  a  popular  public 
shore  resort  known  as  Ocean  Cottage,  but 
of  late  years  it  has  been  occupied  by  this 
club,  a  company  of  gentlemen  similar  to 
the  Squantum,  and  like  them  it  has  a  weekly 
clam-bake  prepared  here  for  members  and 
invited  guests.  It  can  be  reached  from  the 
Silver  Spring  station  on  the  Providence, 
Warren  &  Bristol  Railroad,  by  the  boats  to 
Silver  Spring  landing,  or  by  carriage. 


SILVER  SPRING. 

By  this  euphonious  title  was  the  next  place  on  the  eastern  shore  christened 
by  Hiram  Maxfield  when  he  first  set  up  there  as  a  shore  caterer,  in  1S69,  and 
gave  it  a  popularity  as  a  first-class  shore  resort  which  it  has  ever  since  sus- 
tained, and  under  the  excellent  management  of  the  present  proprietor,  H.  P. 
Bliss,  has  been  greatly  improved  in  many  respects.  The  spacious  and  con- 
spicuous dining-hall  standing  on  the  bold  rocky  shore  with  the  neat  white  adjoin- 
ing buildings  indicate  the  character  and  cleanliness  of  this  establishment  inside 
and  out.  The  table  service  here  is  all  performed  by  colored  waiters,  and  the 
utmost  care  and  attention  is  bestowed  upon  patrons,  and  the  service  approaches, 
very  near  the  modern  hotel  style.  Back  from  the  shore  the  diversified  scenery 
presents  hill  and  vale,  rocks  and  trees  in  great  variety,  while  artistic  cottages 
with  their  pleasant  piazzas  are  perched  on  the  cliffs,  the  whole  presenting 
many  attractions  few  shore  places  can  equal.  There  is  a  station  of  the  Provi- 
dence, Warren  and  Bristol  Railroad  here,  just  at  the  entrance  to  the  grounds,, 
and  the  steamers  stop  here. 

MAXFIELD'S. 

Just  north  of  Silver  Spring  is  a  range  of  buildings  of  a  golden  canary 
color,  where  for  several  seasons  past  clam  dinners  have  been  served,  and  the 
place  was  known  as  Golden  Spring,  but  this  year  has  been  rechristened  Max- 
field's.  The  present  season  the  buildings  have  been  renovated  and  are  under  the 
charge  of  Charles  T.  Maxfield,  son  of  Hiram  Maxfield.  A  landing  at  which  the 
boats  ot  the  Continental  Steamboat  Company  stops  projects  from  the  building. 

POMHAM  CLUB  HOUSE. 

Off  the  east  shore,  a  short  distance  below  Silver  Spring,  are  Pomham 
Rocks,  named  after  an  Indian  chief  who  was  killed  in  1676.  Opposite  them 
rises  a  high  bluff,  the  highest  point  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  with 


ALONG  SHORE. 


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the  exception  of  Fox  Hill  overlooking  Prov- 
idence Harbor.  On  this  eminence  now 
stands  the  picturesque  red-roofed  Queen 
Anne  building  of  the  Porn  ham  Club,  which 
was  built  in  1SS7,  and  opened  June  7th  of 
that  year.  The  building  is  no  feet  long 
by  47  wide,  two  stories  in  height,  its  found- 
ations are  75  feet  above  high  water-mark,  its 
upper  balcony  90  feet,  and  the  seats  on  the 


H.    P.   BLISS,  OF  SILVER  SPRING 
Proprietor  of    Silver   Spring. 

tower  1 15  feet.  On  this  account  splen- 
did views  of  the  bay  and  shores  can  be 
obtained  from  the  house,  especially 
from  the  tower.  The  club  is  similar 
to  the  two  others  further  up  the  shore, 
being  an  exclusive  organization  of  men 
of  wealth  for  social  purposes.  Its  mem- 
bership is  limited  to  150.  The  Provi- 
dence, Warren  and  Bristol  Railroad 
skirts  the  foot  of  the  bluff,  and  trains 
stop  at  a  small  station  here  when  they 
have  on  board  any  passengers  for  the 
club  house.  Directly  in  front  are  the 
two  principal  Pomham  rocks,  and  on 
one  of  them  is  a  government  light- 
house, known  as  Pomham  Rock  Light. 

RIVERSIDE. 

Just  beyond  the  Pomham  Club 
House  the  bluff  along  shore  is  crowned 
with  summer 
residences  ex- 
tending from 
the  steamboat 
landing  f o  r 
half  a  mile  or 
more,  forming 
the  largest  resi- 
dence summer 
resort  nearProv- 
idence.       The 


10S  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

River  View  Park  House,  the  large  hotel  on  the  bluff  at  the  head  of  the  wharf, 
furnishes  shore  dinners  in  excellent  style.  Riverside  was  formerly  known  as 
Cedar  Grove,  and  was  fitted  up  for  a  public  resort  about  1867,  when  a  long  wharf 
was  built  out  to  deep  water  as  a  landing  for  excursion  steamers,  and  a  large  hotel 
was  built  which  was  afterwards  removed  bodily  to  Nantucket.  Tents  and 
cheap,  tasteful  cottages  then  lined  the  shores,  but  of  late  years  these  and 
other  transient  features  have  been  replaced  with  a  better  class  of  houses,  and 
the  place  put  on  a  more  permanent  aspect,  until  now  between  two  and  three 
hundred  families  make  this  their  permanent  residence,  and  Riverside  is  a  rap- 
idly growing  and  thriving  community  with  churches,  schools,  libraries,'  and 
other  permanent  facilities.  The  Warren  and  Bristol  division  of  the  Old  Colonv 
Railroad  has  a  station  here. 

BULLOCK'S  POINT. 

Next  below  Riverside,  and  about  two  miles  further  south,  on  the  eastern 
shore,  is  Bullock's  Point,  a  fine,  airy  place,  beautifully  located  on  an.  elevated 
neck  of  land  surrounded  by  water  on  all  sides  except  the  north.  This  place  has 
acquired  and  sustained  for  years  a  great  reputation  for  its  clam-bakes  and  shore 
dinners,  and  is  well  provided  with  other  attractions  in  the  shape  of  a  fine  dance 
hall,  swings,  and  an  elevated  railroad.  A  large  and  beautiful  pine  grove  on  the 
premises  affords  a  fine  camping  place  for  fishing  and  shore  parties  to  pitch  their 
tents,  and  its  beach  is  one  of  the  best  on  the  bay  for  bathing  facilities.  On  the 
bluffs  along  the  shore  between  Bullock's  Point  and  Riverside,  singly  and  in 
groups,  are  a  large  number  of  summer  cottages  and  boarding-houses,  including 
"Camp  White,"  "Cherry  Grove,"  "Sabin's  Point,"  and  others.  The  What 
Cheer  House,  a  good  hotel,  conducted  by  James  E.  Woodward,  is  situated  near 
the  head  of  the  wharf  at  the  Point. 

CRESCENT  PARK. 

This  is  the  newest  of  the  many  shore  places  on  the  bay,  and  was  opened  in 
1 886  by  George  Boyden.  It  is  very  pleasantly  located  at  the  head  of  Cres- 
cent Cove,  just  east  of  and  about  three  minutes'  walk  from  the  steamboat  land- 
ing at  Bullock's  Point,  over  a  firm  and  easy  plank  walk.  The  park  embraces 
nearly  one  hundred  acres  of  land,  with  ample  room  and  every  facility  for  suitably 
accommodating  encampments,  excursions,  base-ball,  foot-ball,  cricket,  or  other 
clubs  and  private  parties.  On  the  grounds  is  a  large  dance  hall,  30  x  100  feet, 
the  largest  on  the  eastern  shore,  entirely  surrounded  by  a  broad  and  airy  piazza, 
with  a  large  room  on  the  second  floor  for  the  special  use  of  musicians  with  ex. 
cursions  or  with  other  companies. 

PAWTUXET. 

On  the  west  side  of  the  bay  opposite  Riverside  and  Bullock's  Point  is  the 
ancient,  quaint,  bay-side  village  of  Pawtuxet,  located  at  the  mouth  of  the  Paw- 
tuxet  River,  about  four  miles  south  of  the  city.  It  is  one  of  the  oldest  places 
in  the   state,  having  been  settled   four  years  after  Providence,  and  but  few 


ALONG  SHORE. 


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CAPTAIN  J.   P.  TAYLOR, 

Superintendent  Continental   Line 


changes  or  improvements  were  made  there 
for  years,  until  recently  it  has  become  a 
favorite  place  for  summer  residence. 

The  mouth  of ■  the  river  forms  a  small 
harbor,  separated  from  the  bay  by  the  pe- 
ninsula of  Pawtuxet  Neck,  which  shore- 
ward is  now  nearly  all  occupied  by  elegant 
summer  residences  erected  within  the  last 
few  years.  Seen  from  the  bay  or  opposite 
shores,  Pawtuxet  presents  one  of  the  most 
attractive  and  picturesque  features  of  the 
entire  western  shore.  The  celebrated 
Gaspee  Point  lies  a  short  distance  south, 
where,  on  the  night  of  June  10,  1772,  the 
British  armed  schooner  cruiser  Gaspee 
was  captured  and  burned  by  a  party  of  dis- 
guised Providence  and  Bristol  men,  who  rowed  to  her  in  boats  with  muffled  oars 
as  she  lay  hard  aground  on  the  point.  Further  down  the  shore  is  Turtle  Cove 
and  "Mark  Rock,"  formerly  a  very  noted  place  for  shore  and  picnic  parties. 

Rhode  Island  Yacht  Club. —  At  the  elbow  or  northern  end  of  Pawtuxet 
Neck,  apparently  seated  right  in  the  water,  is  the  picturesque  house  of  the 
Rhode  Island  Yacht  Club.  The  house  is  built  on  Big  Rock,  a  large,  irregular 
mass  a  short  distance  from  the  shore,  and  is  supported  thereon  by  solid  iron 
pillars.  It  is  a  two-story  structure  with  deep  balconies  on  both  stories  ;  and 
a  graceful  tower  on  the  bay-side  adds  greatly  to  its  picturesque  appearance.  It 
is   reached  from  the  shore  by  a  foot  bridge. 

The  club  was  organized  in  the  winter  of  1SS6,  and  in  February,  1887,  the  first 
election  of  officers  was  held.  The  Pawtuxet  regattas  in  1SS5  and  1SS6  gave  the 
impetus  which  resulted  in  the  club's  formation,  as  the  fact  was  thereby  shown 
that  sufficient  interest  existed  to  sustain  such  an  organization.  The  charter  ot 
the  old  Providence  Yacht   Club  was  obtained,  amended,  and   used  to  organize 

under,  in  order  to  save  time.  The  new  club 
is  not,  however,  a  revival  of  the  old  one,  but 
a  new  organization  throughout,  with  new 
constitution  and  by-laws.  The  present  mem- 
bership is  over  500  and  the  number  of  boats 
owned  by  club  members  is  about  So. 

BARRINGTON  -NAYATT. 

South   from  the  territory    of  East  Provi- 
dence,   its   coast  line   on  the  bay  extending 
from  Bullock's  Point  to  Rumstick  Point,  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Warren  River,  is  the  town 
captain  s  b.  Rhodes,  of  Banington>  an  extensive  territory  inhab- 

Continentai  steamboat  Company.  ited  almost  wholly  by  summer  residents  and 


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fishermen.  The  Barrington  River,  a  narrow  tidal  basin,  unites  with  the  Warren 
River  at  the  town  of  that  name,  and  makes  up  into  the  country  in  a  northwesterly 
direction,  setting  oft"  the  larger  portion  of  Barrington  into  a  peninsula  from  two 
to  three  miles  wide  and  about  five  miles  long.  The  whole  territory  is  level,  in 
its  limits  there  are  no  large  villages,  and  the  communities  that  do  exist  are 
composed  of  residences  widely  separated  from  each  other.  This  circumstance, 
together  with  the  beauty  of  the  country  and  the  general  well-to-do  looks  of  the 
dwellings,  makes  a  succession  of  pictures  of  rural  contentment  unequaled  any- 
where in  the  state.  On  the  bay-side  are  many  summer  residences,  the  majority 
of  which  are  in  two  groups.  The  Warren  &  Bristol  Division  of  the  Old 
Colony  Railroad  runs  through  the  centre  of  the  town,  and  affords  reasonably 
good  access  to  the  chief  localities  from  the  three  stations  of  Drownville,  Nayatt, 
and  Barrington. 

Drownville,  just  across  Bullock's  Cove  from  Bullock's  Point,  is  a  com- 
munity composed  of  some  dozens  of  residences  scattered  over  a  wide  area,  and 
is  inhabited  by  many  summer  residents,  although  a  number  of  Providence  busi- 
ness men  live  here  all  the  year  round.  On  the  shore  are  a  number  of  oyster 
depots,  as  some  of  the  chief  oyster  banks  in  the  state  are  located  oft'  these  shores. 
Beyond  Drownville,  southward,  is  the  summer  seaside  village  of  Anawom- 
scutt,  one  of  the  prettiest  little  settlements  of  the  kind  to  be  met  with  any- 
where. It  consists  of  about  a  dozen  houses,  all  standing  in  a  row  on  a  bank 
facing  the  bay,  not  more  than  twenty  yards  distant  from  high-water  mark. 
Between  the  houses  and  the  shore  is  a  grassy  lawn,  and  an  asphalt  walk 
runs  the  whole  length  of  the  settlement  in  the  middle  of  this  lawn,  while  other 
paths  lead  from  the  houses  down  to  the  shore.  A  sea  wall  six  or  eight  feet  in 
height  protects  this  lawn  and  bank  from  the  tide,  and  on  the  wall  and  beneath  it 
are  several  isolated  and  artistic  bathing-houses.  No  fences  separate  these  dwell- 
ings from  each  other,  so  that  they  form  a  compact  little  community.  The  beach 
is  a  smooth  stretch  of  level  sand,  but  on  account  of  the  gentle  incline  there  is 
not  sufficient  water  for  comfortable  bathing  unless  when  the  tide  is  full. 

The  most  important  place  in  Barrington  is  Nayatt  Point,  where  there  are 
many  fine  villas,  the  residences  of  wealthy  people.  The  Point  is  a  headland 
forty  or  fifty  feet  above  the  sea,  and  by  comparison  with  the  surrounding  low 
country  is  quite  elevated,  for  this  reason  being  also  called  Nayatt  Hill.  It  faces 
on  the  bay  west  and  south,  and  is  the  most  beautiful  spot  in  the  town.  The 
houses  are  perched  on  the  bold  shores,  on  the  most  picturesque  sites  ;  they  are 
located  on  fine  avenues,  surrounded  by  well-kept  lawns,  and  embowered  in 
trees.  These  fine  residences  are  quite  close  together  and  form  a  pleasant  little 
village  (if  it  is  correct  to  call  this  elegant  community  by  such  a  common  name), 
and  more  than  any  other  place  in  the  state,  it  seems  like  a  detached  part  of 
Newport.  Nayatt  forms  a  complete  antithesis  to  another  seaside  village  ten 
miles  distant  across  the  bay.  "  Scallop  Town,"  East  Greenwich's  suburb,  sits 
like  a  slattern  on  and  in  the  water,  consists  of  dingy,  tumble-down  hovels,  and 
is  the  abode  of  poor  fishermen :  Nayatt  perched  above  the  water,  overlooks  the 
bay  like  a  queen,  her  houses  are  palaces,  and  her  inhabitants  are  the  wealthy, 
the  educated,  and  the  powerful. 


ALONG  SHORE. 


Conimicut  Point  is  opposite  Nayatt,  and 
directly  south  the  bay  expands  to  more  than 
twice  its  previous  width,  measuring  from  Pop- 
pasquash  Neck  on  the  east  opposite  Bristol  to 
the  extremity  of  Greenwich  Bay  about  ten 
miles. 

Barrington  Centre,  a  scattered  looking  vil- 
lage, a  little  over  a  mile  from  Warren,  is  the 
chief  place  in  the  town,  and  during  the  win- 
ter and  spring  of  iSSS,  a  fine  new  town  build- 
ing was  erected  here  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
from  the  railroad  station.  It  is  a  modern  look- 
ing structure,  in  the  prevailing  styles  of  archi- 
tecture, with  turrets  and  gables,  and  from  the 
train  presents  a  very  fine  appearance.  It  has 
ample  accommodations  for  town  offices,  and  has  besides  a  hall  for  meetings 
or  entertainments,  and  accommodations  for  a  school. 


GEORGE    BOYDEN, 
Dprietor  of  Crescent   Park. 


WARREN. 

Warren  is  a  pleasant  place  of  about  four  thousand  inhabitants,  situated  on 
the  Warren  River,  an  inlet  on  the  east  side  of  Narragansett  Bay.  It  is  laid 
out  along  the  east  side  of  this  inlet,  which  here  forms  a  good  harbor.  Above  the 
town,  the  river  divides  into  two  portions  which  run  up  into  the  country  several 
miles,  the  most  northerly  being  known  as  the  Barrington  and  the  other  as  the 
Palmer  River,  and  into  these  tidal  basins  small  fresh-water  streams  empty.  The 
main  streets  of  Warren  run  north  and  south  parallel  with  the  river,  and  are  in- 
tersected by  cross  streets  running  up  from  the  water's  edge.  The  streets  are 
lined  with  trees,  mostly  elms,  which  afford  a  pleasant  shade  and  add  much  to 
the  appearance  of  the  place  in  summer.  There  are  five  churches  in  the  town, 
the  largest  being  the  Baptist,  a  substantial  stone  edifice  with  a  square  tower  and 
clock,  which  is  conspicuous  from  the  train  as  it  approaches  from  Providence. 
On  Main  Street  are  several  fine  buildings,  the  best  and  latest  of  which  is  the 


NAYATT    POINT. 


ii2  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

new  stone  structure  of  the  George  Hail  Free  Library.  The  chief  industry  is 
the  cotton  manufacture,  carried  on  by  the  Cutler  Manufacturing  Company  and 
the  Warren  Manufacturing  Company,  each  of  which  has  large  factories.  The 
operatives  are  mostly  French-Canadians,  and  they  constitute  about  twenty  per 
cent,  of  the  population. 

Many  people  of  small  means  live  retired  in  Warren,  and  during  the  warm 
weather  it  is  patronized,  to  some  extent,  as  a  summer  resort  on  account  of  its 
fine  harbor  and  the  opportunities  for  sailing  and  fishing.  Palmer  River  is  the 
only  water-way  in  the  state  that  runs  shad.  Extensive  reaches  of  the  river  above 
Warren  are  staked  with  traps  for  these  fish,  and  in  a  deep  pool  at  Shad  Factory 
is  their  favorite  spawning  place.  Along  the  shore  of  the  territory  of  Warren 
are  some  of  the  best  beds  of  oysters  in  the  state.  In  1885,  the  value  of  the  oys- 
ters obtained  off  the  Warren  shores,  mostly  in  the  Kickemuit  River,  was  more 
than  half  of  the  entire  product  of  the  state.  Two  branches  of  the  now  con- 
solidated Old  Colony  Railroad  system  make  a  junction  at  Warren,  constituting 
it  thereby  the  most  important  way-station  between  Providence,  Fall  River,  and 
Newport. 

The  earliest  settlement  of  the  English  on  the  shores  of  Narragansett  Bay  is 
said  to  have  been  at  Warren,  where  a  trading-post  was  established  many  years 
before  Roger  Williams  settled  Providence.  The  town  met  with  great  losses  in 
her  commercial  and  ship-building  interests  during  the  Revolutionary  War,  and 
afterward  became  a  prominent  whaling  port.  The  name  "  Warren  "  was  given 
to  the  town  early  in  its  history,  in  honor  of  Admiral  Sir  Peter  Warren,  who 
had  commanded  an  English  fleet  in  some  important  engagements. 

BRISTOL. 

Four  miles  south  from  Warren  is  the  town  of  Bristol,  one  of  the  most  beau- 
tiful places,  not  only  in  Rhode  Island,  but  in  New  England.  It  lies  on  the  east 
shore  of  Narragansett  Bay,  fronting  a  capacious  harbor,  which  is  inclosed  from 
the  bay  by  an  arm-like  peninsula  known  by  the  Indian  name,  Poppasquash 
Neck.  The  town  is  situated  on  the  east  side  of  its  fine  harbor  and  extends  along 
the  water  about  a  mile,  and  back  up  a  gentle  slope  half  a  mile.  The  streets  are 
wide,  crossing  each  other  at  right  angles,  and  are  nearly  all  lined  with  rows  of 
large  elm  trees,  forming  in  the  summer  magnificent  arcades  with  leafy  arches 
and  majestic  colonnades.  Many  people  of  small  means,  or  of  inherited  wealth 
make  Bristol  their  home,  and  it  is  resorted  to  propably  more  than  any  other 
place  in  the  upper  bay  as  a  summer  residence.  Many  fine  public  buildings  and 
several  handsome  churches  adorn  its  streets,  while  mansion  houses  and  modest 
private  residences  constitute  the  bulk  of  its  dwellings.  The  factory  tenement 
hardly  exists  in  the  place,  and  the  proportion  of  persons  of  native  birth  has 
always  been  much  larger  here  than  in  most  of  the  other  manufacturing  towns  in 
the  state.  Bristol  is  the  terminus  of  the  Warren  and  Bristol  Division  of  the 
Old  Colony  Railroad  and  is  connected  thereby  with  both  Providence  and  Bos- 
ton, while  direct  communication  is  had  by  steamer  with  Providence  and  Fall 
River. 


ii4  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

In  the  early  years  of  this  century,  Bristol  had  considerable  foreign  com- 
merce which  continued  until  about  1S40.  Manufacturing  was  first  introduced 
about  1825. 

Bristol's  fine  harbor  made  it  a  convenient  place  for  factories,  and  several 
large  establishments  were  founded  here.  For  several  years  a  line  of  large 
steamers  running  to  New  York  City  made  Bristol  their  eastern  port  of  depart- 
ure, but  in  1869  they  were  sold  to  the  Old  Colony  Railroad  Company  and  trans- 
ferred to  Fall  River. 

Thames  Street,  running  along  the  water  front,  is  lined  on  the  side  nearest 
the  harbor  with  the  majority  of  the  industrial  establishments  in  the  town.  The 
large  brick  factory  near  the  railroad  station  is  the  Phenix  Sugar  Refinery,  which 
has  been  idle  for  the  last  twelve  or  fifteen  years.  Next  comes  the  Namquit 
Mill,  engaged  in  cotton  manufacture,  and  at  the  end  of  the  street  are  the  brick 
cotton  mills  of  the  Reynolds  Manufacturing  Company,  which  have  been  idle  for 
a  number  of  years.  Besides  these  are  many  smaller  establishments.  Hope 
Street,  next  above  Thames,  is  the  chief  thoroughfare  of  the  town,  and  is  a  magnifi- 
cent broad  avenue  lined  with  overarching  elms.  The  buildings  of  the  Roger's 
Free  Library,  the  Burnside  Memorial,  St.  Michael's  Church  and  Chapel,  are  all 
on  this  street,  and  are  excellent  specimens  of  architecture.  Next  above  Hope 
is  High  Street,  so  called  from  the  fact  that  it  runs  along  the  summit  of  the  slight 
acclivity  on  which  the  town  is  built.  On  this  street,  corner  of  Bradford,  is  the 
First  Congregational  Church,  a  handsome  granite  edifice  with  a  square  tower, 
built  in  1S57,  anci  *s  tne  most  expensive  and  finest  finished  church  in  the  town. 
Adjoining  is  a  chapel  built  in  1S70.  The  Congregational  Society  is  the  oldest 
church  organization  in  the  town,  dating  back  to  16S7,  and  the  present  edifice  is 
the  third  house  of  worship.  The  second  building,  erected  in  17S4,  was  given 
to  the  town  in  18^6,  when  it  was  moved  to  Bradford  Street,  and  has  since  been 
used  as  a  town  hall. 

About  the  central  part  of  High  Street,  in  a  row  on  the  east  side,  extending 
from  State  to  Church  streets,  stands  a  brick  school-house,  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
the  Court  House,  and  the  Byfield  School,  and  in  the  rear  of  them  is  an  exten- 
sive common  used  as  a  park.  On  State  Street,  between  Hope  and  High  streets, 
is  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  a  large,  white,  wooden  building,  with  a 
tall,  graceful  spire. 

Beyond  High  is  Wood  Street,  on  the  east  side  of  which  are  the  works 
of  the  rubber  company,  the  principal  industrial  establishment  in  the  town.  The 
buildings  of  this  concern  cover  six  acres,  and  when  running  to  their  full 
capacity  1,200  hands  are  employed.  Near  the  extremity  of  Hope  Street  and 
abutting  on  the  water  are  the  works  of  the  Herreshoff  Manufacturing  Company, 
builders  of  steam  and  sail  yachts  and  patent  coil  boilers,  which  are  under  the 
management  of  the  celebrated  blind  designer,  John  B.  Herreshoff. 

In  the  estimation  of  the  inhabitants  of  Bristol,  the  finest  view  to  be  obtained 
on  Narragansett  Bay  is  from  Ferry  Hill,  one  and  a  half  miles  south  of  Bristol, 
and  opposite  the  Bristol  Ferry  Landing  on  the  Rhode  Island  shore.  The  hill  is  a 
rocky  bluff,  or  a  group  of  them.  On  a  clear  morning,  the  adjoining  islands,  the 
shores  of  Rhode  Island  and  Tiverton,  Fall  River  to  the  northeast,  the  whole 


u6  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

expanse  of  Mount  Hope  Bay,  and  glimpses  of  the  islands  and  shores  to  the  west 
and  north,  are  within  a  pleasant  range  of  vision,  so  that  while  the  outlook  is  not 
so  extensive  as  from  Mount  Hope,  it  is  much  more  satisfactory.  When  the 
morning  sun  is  striking  on  its  roofs,  the  city  of  Providence  can  also  be  seen  on 
a  clear  day  to  rare  advantage.  The  view  of  Bristol  from  here  is  the  finest  to 
be  had  from  any  point,  and  the  wKole  extent  of  the  bay  down  to  Newport  lies 
directly  south,  so  that  the  finest  long-distance  view  of  Fort  Adams  to  be  had  is 
obtained  from  this  position. 

Two  miles  eastward  from  Bristol,  Mount  Hope  rises  nearly  three  hundred 
feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea,  the  highest  elevation  in  the  state,  and  a  place 
of  historic  interest  in  connection  with  King  Philip,  the  famous  Indian  sachem, 
who  was  slain  near  here.  A  curious,  natural-shaped  rude  seat  in  the  rock  on 
its  eastern  slope  has  long- been  known  as  w'  King  Philip's  Throne."  The  Rhode 
Island  Historical  Society  has  erected  two  memorials  here  to  indicate  and  mark 
points  of  historical  interest. 

Poppasquash  Neck  is  a  long  peninsula  between  Bristol  Harbor  on  the 
west  and  the  bay,  and  is  a  quiet  farming  and  residence  neighborhood. 

One  of  the  most  charmingly  situated  summer  hotels  on  Narragansett  Bay 
is  the  Bristol  Ferry  House.  It  is  located  on  a  gentle  rise  of  land  directly  back 
of  and  facing  the  steamer  landing.  The  house  is  three  stories  in  height,  with  a 
basement,  has  three  verandas,  contains  thirty-five  sleeping  rooms,  besides  spa- 
cious parlors  and  a  large  dining-room,  which  can  also  be  used  for  dancing. 
The  house  looks  westward,  is  surrounded  by  large  trees,  mostly  poplars,  and  is 
always  fanned  by  breezes  from  every  quarter  of  the  bay  on  even  the  hottest 
days.  From  it  are  obtained  views  of  Mount  Hope  Bay,  part  of  Narragansett 
Bay,  Hog  and  Prudence  islands,  Mount  Hope,  and  Fall  River.  There  are  fre- 
quent trains  from  Newport  and  Fall  River,  and  the  steamers  plying  between 
Fall  River  and  Providence  stop  at  the  landing  on  each  trip.  Fall  River  is 
seven  miles  distant,  Boston  fifty-eight  miles,  and  the  landing  and  station  are  only 
one  minute's  walk  from  the  house.  The  house  is  open  from  June  to  October, 
and  being  under  the  direct  care  of  the  proprietor,  Mr.  Alfred  Sisson,  has  all 
the  advantages  of  a  hotel  with  the  comforts  of  a  home. 

THE  WARWICK  SHORE. 

While  the  east  side  of  the  bay  for  a  dozen  miles  below  Providence  is  lined 
with  summer  residences  and  is  a  great  rendezvous  of  the  excursionists,  the  west 
side  opposite  has  been  comparatively  neglected.  This  region,  however,  is 
not  without  its  charms  ;  in  fact,  in  the  opinion  of  residents  and  of  disinterested 
visitors  it  has  advantages  in  many  respects  superior  to  the  east  shore.  The 
main  reason  for  this  neglect  has  been,  not  any  lack  of  natural  attractiveness,  but 
the  difficulty  of  access,  as  the  east  side  having  greater  depth  of  water  near  shore, 
steamers  have  been  enabled  to  make  landings  there  without  much  inconvenience. 
Although  the  east  side  has  thus  been  the  most  popular,  it  is  a  curious  fact  that 
one  of  the  earliest  and  for  a  time  a  very  noted  popular  resort  was  on  the  west 
side  on  the  south  shore  of  Turtle  Cove,  and  people  went  there  in   crowds,  both 


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by  sail-boat  and  carriage.  It  was  known  in  its  hey-day  as  Mark  Rock  from 
some  rocks  on  the  shore  in  the  vicinity. 

This  section  and  the  remainder  of  the  coast  line  of  the  town  of  Warwick  — 
the  whole  extending  from  the  mouth  of  the  Pawtuxet  River  to  East  Green- 
wich, more  than  twenty  miles  in  length  —  has  been  "  the  shore  "  for  the  largest 
portion  of  the  state  and  the  adjoining  territory  to  the  westward.  The  farming 
and  manufacturing  population  in  the  interior  and  in  the  adjoining  regions  ot 
Connecticut,  have  for  generations  made  annual  summer  pilgrimages  to  these 
shores  for  the  purpose  of  enjoying  on  the  spot  the  clam-bakes,  the  chowders, 
and  the  fish-fries  that  nowhere  else  could  be  had  in  such  perfection.  They 
came  in  parties,  large  and  small,  sometimes  only  remaining  long  enough  to  dig, 
cook,  and  eat  their  clams  ;  at  other  times  encamping  on  the  shores  for  days  and 
weeks,  as  inclination  and  means  dictated.  Such  has  always  been  the  popularity 
of  these  summer  feasts  that  the  more  remote  residents  looked  forward  to  going  to 
"the  shore"  as  the  great  event  of  the  season,  while  those  nearer  and  with 
the  means  of  getting  there  were,  in  general,  frequent  visitors. 

Although  the  building  of  the  railroads,  the  founding  of  the  shore  resorts 
shortly  before  1S60,  and  their  development  since,  has  done  away  with  the 
necessity  of  driving  to  the  shore,  digging  your  clams,  and  cooking  them  yourself, 
many  people  prefer  this  old-fashioned  method,  and  the  west  shore  is  the  place 
where  those  who  enjoy  the  individual  exertion  of  getting  a  clam-dinner  in  the 
original  way  still  resort.  On  holidays  in  summer  and  on  Sundays,  all  along 
from  Field's  Point  to  Pawtuxet,  and  from  there  to  Rocky  Point,  may  be  found 
little  parties  of  city  or  country  people  down  for  the  day,  enjoying  the  sea  breezeT 
and  enjoying  still  more  the  old-time  clambake. 

The  Warwick  and  Oakland  Beach  Railroad,  built  in  1S74,  running  from 
half  a  mile  to  a  mile  from  the  shore  from  below  Pawtuxet  to  Warwick  Neck, 
and  terminating  at  Oakland  Beach,  was  not  at  first  a  success,  and  was  discontinued 
after  running  two  summers.  But  in  1SS0  it  was  reopened  by  the  New  York,  Prov- 
idence and  Boston  Railroad  Company,  and  has  been  operated  continuously  since. 
By  its  means  an  impetus  was  given  toward  the  erection  of  residences  on  eligible 
situations  on  the  shore  nearest  the  railroad,  and  as  a  consequence  the  region  has 
developed  to  a  considerable  extent,  an  extensive  settlement  of  summer  homes 
now  stretches  along  the  shore,  and  the  locality  bids  fair  to  become  a  populous 
district  as  its  beauties  are  seen  and  appreciated. 

About  ten  miles  from  the  city,  on  the  south  shore  of  Turtle  Cove,  is  River 
Dale,  formerly  Mark  Rock  already  mentioned,  and  now  containing  the  homes 
of  a  few  summer  and  permanent  residents.  The  shore  here  is  a  fine  sandy  beach, 
extending  for  about  two  miles  to  the  extremity  of  Conimicut  Point.  From  the 
blurts  at  River  Dale  the  view  is  excellent.  A  mile  away  to  the  northward  is 
Greene's  Island,  connected  with  the  mainland  by  a  sandy  bar  uncovered  at  low 
tide,  and  this  island  is  one  of  the  chief  clam-digging  places  in  the  state.  Across 
the  bar  between  this  island  and  the  mainland  the  famous  Gaspee  Point  is 
plainly  visible,  while  over  the  bay  northeasterly,  pleasing  glimpses  of  the 
eastern  shore  and  its  numerous  resorts  greet  the  eye,  Nayatt  Point,  directly  east, 
standing  out  conspicuously. 


ALONG  SHORE. 


■ 


CAPTAIN    P.   W.   WIGHTMAN, 
Of   Steamer   "  Eolus." 


Half  a  mile  eastward  from  River  Dale  is 
Shawomet  Beach,  a  settlement  of  about  a 
score  of  red-roofed,  tasteful  cottages,  a  dozen 
of  them  in  a  line,  not  more  than  fifty  feet 
from  the  beach,  which  here  is  of  smooth, 
level  sand,  and  the  outlook  is  similar  to  that 
at  River  Dale  from  a  different  point  of  view. 
Shawomet  Beach  station  is  only  a  short  dis- 
tance from  this  pleasant  group  of  cottages. 
A  short  distance  beyond  is  a  large,  elegant 
mansion,  with  redout-buildings  and  a  large, 
substantial  red  farm-house,  the  property  of 
the  Hon.  Stephen  Harris,  one  of  the  chief 
men  of  Warwick.  This  neighborhood  is  the 
head  of  Conimicut  Point,  a  long,  narrow, 
sandy  peninsula,  extending  for  a  half  mile  or 
more  into  the  bay,  on  the  extremity  of  which  are  a  number  of  dingy  buildings. 

Extending  along  the  shore  south  from  the  point  is  River  View,  and  the 
railroad  station  and  a  hotel  here  located  are  all  called  by  the  same  name.  The 
houses  are  more  scattered  than  at  Shawomet  Beach,  but  they  are  as  numerous 
and  not  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  latter  place.  During  the  past 
spring  many  improvements  have  been  made  here,  and  River  View  is,  for  con- 
venience of  access,  location,  wide  and  good  roads,  one  of  the  best  resorts  on 
the  bay.     A  wide  avenue  leads  down  to  the  shore  from  the  station. 

A  quarter  of  a  mile  further  is  Bay  Side,  where  there  is  also  a  station  and 
a  hotel  of  the  same  name.  The  hotel  was  formerly  known  as  the  Long  Meadow 
House.  A  new  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  built  here  this  season.  Be- 
yond, and  near  Grant's  Station  on  the  railroad,  are  the  house  and  grounds  of 
the  Warwick  Club,  a  private  association  of  Providence  business  men.  A  mile 
further  along  the  liver  road  is  Rocky  Point,  the  noted  shore  resort. 

All  the  way  from  Shawomet  Beach  through  River  View,  Bay  Side,  and 
beyond,  the  region  is  dotted  with  cottages,  not  very  thickly,  it  is  true,  but  still  so 


A  SHORE  VIEW  OF  WICKF0RD. 


i2o  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

close  together  that  they  may  he  said  to  he  in  a  continuous  line,  and  the  majority 
of  them  are  so  located  as  to  afford  excellent  views  of  the  bay  and  the  neighbor- 
ing and  opposite  shores. 

OLD  WARWICK. 

The  country  westward  from  these  groups  of  summer  houses,  as  far  as  the 
water-shed  of  the  Pawtuxet  River,  is  very  level,  and  has  accordingly  been  known 
as  the  Warwick  Plains.  In  this  region,  near  the  head  of  the  neck,  is  Old  War- 
wick, a  centre  for  the  original  settlers,  where  they  came  to  church  and  to  trade, 
and  a  little  hamlet  still  exists  at  the  cross-roads.  There  are  several  ancient 
dwellings  here  of  which  the  most  noticeable  is  the  Lippitt  House,  said  to  be 
two  hundred  years  old. 

WARWICK  NECK. 

Extending  southward  from  Rocky  Point  is  a  narrow  peninsula,  surrounded 
by  water  on  all  sides  except  the  north,  and  with  the  Warwick  Neck  Lighthouse, 
a  conspicuous  object,  on  its  extreme  southern  point.  The  Neck  is  an  elevated 
ridge  sloping  gradually  each  way  from  the  centre  towards  the  shores,  and  is 
crowned  with  many  fine  villas  and  cottages  owned  and  occupied  in  the  sum- 
mer season  by  prominent  citizens  of  Providence.  The  locality  bears  a  strong- 
resemblance  to  portions  of  Newport  in  the  beauty  of  the  houses  and  grounds, 
the  elegance  of  the  surroundings,  and  the  fine  and  well-kept  avenues.  A  good 
hotel,  the  Warwick  Neck  House,  is  situated  on  the  main  avenue  in  a  command- 
ing location. 

An  avenue  leads  over  the  highest  portion  of  the  Neck  to  the  lighthouse, 
and  from  it  really  magnificent  views  are  had  of  the  bay  and  shores  on  either  side. 
To  the  east,  Bristol,  Warren,  the  adjoining  shores  and  waters,  and  from  some 
points  Fall  River,  are  visible,  while  the  reaches  of  the  bay  and  the  islands  to  the 
southward  complete  the  picture.  To  the  west,  Oakland  Beach,  the  Buttonwoods, 
and  the  shores  of  Greenwich  Bay  lie  spread  out  at  the  observer's  feet.  Beyond  is 
East  Greenwich  on  the  high  western  shore,  and  through  the  natural  defiles,  we 
catch  glimpses  of  the  villages  back  in  Warwick,  the  whole  landscape  spread  out 
before  the  eye  like  an  immense  profile  map,  and  constituting,  for  variety  and 
beauty,  pictures  of  natural  scenery  unsurpassed  in  the  state. 

ROCKY  POINT. 

The  largest,  most  famous  and  popular  resort  on  the  bay  is  Rocky  Point. 
It  is  located  on  the  west  shore  about  twelve  miles  below  Providence,  on  the 
northeast  shoulder  of  Warwick  Neck,  in  the  township  of  Warwick.  The  Point 
is  noted  for  the  great  diversity  of  its  natural  beauties,  its  broken  surface,  combin- 
ing hill  and  dale,  rocks  and  glens,  its  bold,  rocky  bluffs,  high  enough  above  the 
water  to  give  a  commanding  view  of  the  bay  and  shore  for  miles  around,  with 
most  of  the  grounds  pleasantly  shaded  by  a  handsome  grove  of  native  growth. 
In  the  rocky  hillsides  of  broken  ledges  and  huge  boulders  are  numerous  caves 
and  cavities,  and  these  covered  with  shrubbery  and  luxuriant  clusters  of  trailing 
vines,  give  a  unique  "effect,  a  peculiar  fascination,  and  a  wildness  of  beauty  to 
the  scene. 


ALONG  SHORE. 


There  are  fountains,  parterres 
of  flowers,  winding  concrete 
walks  and  groups  of  buildings 
devoted  to  every  variety  of  amuse- 
ment, with  other  artistic  attrac- 
tions which  greatly  increase  the 
interest  of  the  crowds  of  visitors 
to  this  favorite  summer  resort. 
So  many  and  varied  are  its 
scenes  and  attractions  that  all 
classes  of  excursionists  patronize 
and  greatly  enjoy  this  popular 
place.  After  the  burning  of  the 
hotel  and  the  adjoining  buildings, 
in  March,  1883,  handsome  new 
buildings  were  erected  for  the 
accommodation  of  the  public, 
and  the  Warwick  Arms  Hotel, 
retired  a  little  from  the  busy 
front,  and  overlooking  the  bay 
southward,  has  been  the  only 
hotel  on  the  premises  since 
then.  The  buildings,  consisting 
of  a  pavilion  and  a  dining-hall 
directly  on  the  shoie  near  the 
landing,  are  the  largest  on  the 
bay  devoted  to  the  business  of 
catering  to  the  multitude  in  the 
matter  of  shore  dinners. 

The  bracing  air,  the  fine  south- 
ern view  of  the  bay  and  islands, 
and  the  good  bathing,  choice 
table  and  quietude,  make  this  a 
charming  seaside  home  for  a 
short  or  a  long  tarry.  Rhode 
Island's  great  sea-shore  celeb- 
rity, the  "clam,"  is  also  a  cen- 
tral attraction  at  Rocky  Point, 
and  at  the  proper  season  and 
hour  it  is  served  here  in  excellent 
style. 

The  Point  has  also  other  allure- 
ments to  suit  the  various  tastes  of 
the  multitudes  that  every  summer 
seek  its  shores  for  recreation  ;  among  them  are  the  fine  bathing  beach,  houses, 
and  appurtenances,  just  north  of  the  landing.      Here  is  a   large  hall  for  music 

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122  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

and  dancing  for  all  who  wish,  and  swings  and  flying  horses  to  please  the  chil- 
dren and  keep  them  good  natnred  ;  bowling  alleys  and  shooting  galleries  for 
all  who  seek  such  sport  as  that.  Here,  too,  is  the  monkey  cage,  containing 
twenty  or  more  of  these  interesting  creatures,  always  busy  cutting  up  their 
"  monkey  shines,"  to  the  great  delectation  of  the  crowd  of  admiring  young- 
sters, and  affording  merriment  to  all  who  visit  them.  A  special  attraction  at 
Rocky  Point  is  the  strong  well-built  circular  observatory  standing  on  the 
highest  spot  on  the  place,  and  all  the  eastern  shore  from  Providence  on  the  north 
to  Nayatt  Point  almost  opposite  can  be  plainly  seen,  while  Warren,  Bristol,  Fall 
River,  and  Newport  can  be  partially  seen  over  the  islands  and  intervening  land. 
At  our  feet  lies  the  main  portion  of  the  bay,  with  its  many  beautiful  islands 
plainly  in  sight,  and  landward  to  the  south  is  the  high  ridge  of  Warwick  Neck, 
shutting  out  the  view  to  the  southwest ;  while  to  the  north  and  west,  is  the 
beautiful  Warwick   country  and  shore. 

Here  the  observer  may  feast  his  eye,  and  enjoy  the  landscape  and  sea-view 
in  blended  beauty  as  from  few  other  points  of  view.  Here  he  can  see  the  entire 
length  of  the  island  of  Rhode  Island,  from  Bristol  Ferry  to  Newport,  with  its 
handsome  farm-houses  and  farms  and  the  marked  lines  of  stone  wall  fences,  and 
the  busy  steamers  passing  to  and  fro  on  the  bosom  of  the  bay  add  much  beauty 
and  animation  to  the  charming  scene  which  is  well  worth  the  labor  of  climbing 
the  tower  to  see.  Among  the  many  beautiful  and  attractive  places  on  Narragan- 
sett  Bay,  none  afford  a  greater  variety  of  entertainment  or  more  extensive  facili- 
ties than  Rocky  Point. 

A  new  attraction  at  the  Point  this  season  is  the  water  slide  situated  in 
front  of  the  pavilion  by  the  side  of  the  wharf.  Above  water  it  is  about  200 
feet  long,  and  the  boat,  or  car,  will  proceed  150  feet  farther  into  the 
water,  making  a  slide  of  about  350  feet.  The  boat  is  about  fifteen  feet  in 
length,  and  slides  on  a  hard-pine  track,  which  it  descends  at  a  very  rapid  rate. 
There  is  just  enough  salt  spray  thrown  when  the  water  is  reached  to  make  the 
trip  exhilarating. 

OAKLAND  BEACH- 

One  of  the  most  noted  and  popular  of  the  prominent  shore  resorts  of  Nar- 
ragansett  Bay  is  Oakland  Beach,  located  between  one  and  two  miles  west 
from  Rocky  Point  on  the  southern  extremity  of  the  peninsula  of  Horse  Neck,  front- 
ing on  Greenwich  Bay.  It  was  first  opened  to  the  public  by  the  Oakland  Beach 
Association  in  1S73.  The  Oakland  Beach  Hotel,  located  on  the  western  borders 
of  the  grounds,  and  surrounded  with  numerous  shore  attractions,  has  established 
an  excellent  reputation  and  popularity.  The  large  dining-hall  at  the  beach  is 
very  spacious,  roomy,  and  cool,  with  seating  capacity  for  1,200  persons,  wnich 
can  be  readily  extended  to  accommodate  5,000,  if  required,  and  gives  ample 
scope  to  cater  comfortably  for  the  largest  parties  that  can  congregate  there. 

The  Pavilion,  the  large  building  near  the  beach,  Sox  '150  feet,  is  made  a 
delightfully  cool  and  comfortable  place  for  visitors  by  opening  its  sides  outward, 
thus  forming  a  shady  awning,  giving  free  admission  to  the  refreshing  sea  breezes. 
The  pleasant,  airy  dance  hall,  with  excellent  music  and  ample  room  for  all,  will 


ALONG  SHORE. 


VIEW    ON    MAIN    STREET,   WARREN. 


be  made  more  attractive  to  the  dancers  than  ever.  The  English  Coach  Cafe, 
the  unique  ice-cream  and  refreshment  saloon,  is  continued  as  one  of  the  peculiar 
features.  Oakland  Beach  is  now  owned  by  the  Oakland  Beach  Association, 
composed  of  a  number  of  prominent  citizens  of  Providence,  and  during  the 
season  of  1888  will  be  under  the  management  of  Mr.  R.  A.  Harrington. 

The  twenty-five  safe  and  handsome  row  boats  for  excursions  on  the  creek, 
the  flying-horses,  swings,  and  other  amusements  for  the  children  and  juvenile 
excursionists,  the  bowling  saloon,  base  ball,  foot  ball,  and  cricket  grounds  for  the 
older  pleasure  seekers,  all  easily  accessible  at  the  Beach,  furnish  ample  and 
varied  amusements  for  visitors.  Now-a-days  all  Providence  people  go  to  the 
Beach  by  railroad,  but  it  is  one  of  the  most  popular  resorts  for  excursion  parties 
by  water  on  steamei-s  or  sailing  craft,  and  entertains  large  companies  from  Paw- 
tucket,  Fall  River,  Newport,  and  other  places,  who  come  by  water.  The 
Rhode  Island  militia  for  several  years  past  has  held  its  annual  encampment  at 
the  Beach,  on  each  occasion  passing  a  week  doing  camp  duty.  This  year  the 
troops  will  go  into  camp  here  on  Monday,  August  6th,  and  remain  until  the 
following  Saturday  morning. 

One  of  the  attractions  added  this  season  is  an  aquatic  toboggan,  an  am- 
phibious creation  invented  and  patented  by  Mr.  Harrington,  which  is  both 
interesting  to  behold,  and  affords  much  sport  to  the  younger  excursionists.  A 
light  boat  slides  down  an  incline  165  feet  long,  into  the  lake.  The  voyager 
sails  far  over  the  surface  of  the  lake,  and  the  boat  is  drawn  back  and  up  the 
incline  by  an  endless  cable.  The  boats  are  double-enders,  carry  four  persons, 
make  the  distance  in  three  seconds,  and  the  slide  and  sail  are  both  perfectly  safe 
and  very  pleasant. 


124  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

THE  BUTTONWOODS. 

About  half  a  mile  west  of  Oakland  Beach  is  a  long  stretch  of  sand}  shore 
known  usually  as  the  "  Buttonwoods,"  and  famous  in  local  annals  as  a  great 
clam-digging  and  clam-eating  resort. 

The  "  The  Buttonwoods  Beach  Association,"  in  1S7 1 ,  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land  at  the  east  end  of  the  beach,  erected  a  large  hotel,  and  platted  their 
land  for  cottage  lots,  and  since  then  a  large  number  of  tasteful  cottages  have 
been  erected,  forming  one  of  the  most  beautiful  residence  resorts  on  the  bay. 
The  fine  beach  is  over  a  mile  in  length,  and  affords  facilities  for  bathing,  boat- 
ing, and  fishing  equal  to  any  other  place  on  the  bay.  East  Greenwich  lies  in 
view  to  the  west  and  can  be  reached  in  thirty  minutes  by  water ;  Rocky  Point 
lies  about  the  same  distance  away  to  the  eastward. 

Directly  south  of  the  Buttonwoods,  on  the  opposite  shore  of  Greenwich 
Bay,  lies  Potowomut  Neck,  occupied  by  farmers  and  summer  residents.  This 
is  a  favorite  summer  resort  for  many  prominent  city  families,  who  wish  for  a 
quiet  retreat  and  love  the  real  Rhode  Island  country  style  of  living  which  thev 
secure  here. 

"  Old  Buttonwoods,"  the  western  end  of  the  beach,  is  probably  the  oldest 
resort  on  the  bay.  Here  the  farming  population  have  been  in  the  habit  of 
coming  to  get  their  shore  dinners  for  generations.  During  the  celebrated  presi- 
dential campaign  of  1S40,  a  great  political  clambake  was  held  here.  Button- 
woods  is  the  terminus  of  the  Warwick  and  Oakland  Beach  Railroad. 

APPONAUG- 

Apponaug  is  a  little  village  at  the  head  of  a  short  inlet  which  makes  in 
from  the  northeast  corner  of  Geenwich  Bay,  and  is  one  of  the  quaintest  and 
most  ancient  looking  places  in  the  state.  It  consists  of  two  streets  crossing- 
each  other  at  right  angles,  lined  with  comfortable  houses,  some  of  them  of  a 
very  antiquated  appearance.  The  Warwick  town-house  is  on  the  principal  street 
and  here  the  whole  town  always  came  to  vote  until  a  fewT  years  back  wrhen 
election  districts  were  formed  in  the  more  populous  villages  westward.  An 
extensive  print-work  is  located  here,  but  has  been  idle  for  the  past  five  j'ears, 
and  the  only  other  manufactory  is  a  small  woolen  concern.  Many  of  the 
inhabitants  make  a  living  "  along  shore."  The  Hon.  Charles  R.  Brayton,  one  of 
the  most  conspicuous  leaders  in  Rhode  Island  politics  at  present,  is  a  native  of 
this  village.  A  small  stream  flows  into  the  inlet  on  which  Apponaug  is  located, 
and  is  the  outlet  of  a  large  pond  lying  back  of  the  village.  This  body  of  water 
is  named  Gorton  Pond,  from  Samuel  Gorton,  the  founder  of  the  colony  of 
Warwick,  which  was  one  of  the  four  original  towns  in  the  state,  and  Gorton 
was  a  very  unique  character,  to  whom  justice,  as  compared  with  the  laudations 
1 'cstowed  on  his  contemporaries,  has  hardly  been  done. 

EAST  GREENWICH. 

On  a  steep  hill-side,  facing  eastward  along  the  shores  of  the  southwrest  corner 
of  Greenwich  Bav.  and  on  Greenwich  Cove  which  runs  south  from  the  bay  for 


ALONG  SHORE. 


I25 


a  mile  or  more,  is  the  village 
of  East  Greenwich,  the  chief 
place  in  the  township  of  that 
name,  and  the  county  seat  of 
Kent  County.  The  New  York, 
Providence  and  Boston  Rail- 
road runs  along  between  the 
base  of  the  hill  and  the  shore, 
and  the  traveler  in  a  passing 
train  has  thereby  a  panoramic- 
view  of  the  entire  surround- 
ings. The  chief  streets  run 
parallel  with  the  shore,  as  far 
as  the  conformation  of  the  land 
will  admit,  and  are  intersected 
by  most  of  the  hillside  streets 
at  right  angles.  These  latter, 
running  from  the  railroad  on 
the  shore  to  the  top  of  the  hill, 
are.  with  few  exceptions,  very 
steep. 

Main  Street,  the  business 
thoroughfare,  is  half  way  up 
the  slope,  and  on  it  are  the  old 
Court  House  and  the  new 
Town  Hall,  a  beautiful  Queen 
Anne  structure.  Above,  on 
the  brow  of  the  hill,  are  the 
large  buildings  of  the  East 
Greenwich  Academy,  the  Epis- 
copal Church,  a  fine  stone 
structure,  and  the  Baptist 
Church,  a  new  and  tasteful 
wooden  edifice.  The  dwell- 
ings upon  the  slope  of  the  hill 
are  attractive  residences,  many 
of  them  the  homes  of  people 
doing  business  in  the  city, 
which  can  be  readily  reached 
on  account  of  the  excellent  ser- 
vice of  the  New  York,  Provi- 
dence &  Boston  Railroad.  The 
academy  is  an  educational  in- 
stitution under  the  auspices  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  denomination,  and  dates  back  to  the  beginning  of  the 
century.     It  is  in  a  flourishing  condition  and  has  an  excellent  reputation. 


126  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

The  town  of  East  Greenwich  was  incorporated  in  1677,  and  is  therefore 
one  of  the  oldest  in  the  state.  In  its  early  history,  because  of  its  excellent  har- 
bor, great  commercial  prosperity  was  anticipated,  which  was  not  realized, 
although  at  one  time  it  had  considerable  commerce.  Manufacturing  was  early 
introduced.  At  present  the  place  has  a  woolen  mill,  a  yarn  mill,  a  bleachery, 
saw  mills,  and  some  minor  industries.  The  Union  Mill,  corner  of  Union  and 
Main  streets,  formerly  engaged  in  the  cotton  manufacture,  has  been  idle  for  a 
number  of  years. 

Greenwich  Bay  is  the  best  fishing  ground  for  scallops  on  Narragansett  Bay  ; 
clams  and  quahaugs  are  plentiful  on  its  shores,  and  the  oyster  is  also  found  in  its 
waters.  The  bay,  sometimes  called  Cowesett,  is  about  two  miles  wide  by  four 
in  length.  Because  of  the  abundance  of  shell  fish  man}'  of  the  inhabitants  make 
a  living  by  the  fisheries,  and  the  "  rights  of  the  shore  "  were  the  means  by  which 
many  a  family,  when  the  factories  were  closed  some  years  ago,  during  the  busi- 
ness depression,  were  enabled  to  keep  the  wolf  from  the  door.  Greenwich 
Bay  is  reserved  by  law  for  free  fisheries,  no  portion  of  it  can  be  leased  for  oyster 
beds,  and  this  gives  the  people  on  its  shores  opportunities  greater  than  enjoyed 
elsewhere  in  the  state. 

A  peculiar  feature  of  the  place  is  a  locality  known  either  as  "  Shanty  Town" 
or  "Scallop  Town,"  at  the  foot  of  a  projecting  bluff  between  the  railroad  and 
the  shores  of  the  cove,  and  opposite  the  southern  part  of  the  compact  town.  It 
consists  of  a  hundred  or  more  small  houses,  all  close  to  the  water's  edge  —  some 
even  standing  on  piles  below  high  water  mark,  —  and  all  unpainted,  crooked, 
patched  up,  and  dilapidated  in  general  appearance.  The  dwellers  here  get  a 
living  by  fishing ;  but  as  scallops  are  the  most  plentiful,  the  settlement  has  been 
named  after  them  "  Scallop  Town,"  and  judging  from  the  number  of  shells  of 
that  species  to  be  seen  on  its  one  street,  this  suburb  of  East  Greenwich  deserves 
its  name.     Many  of  its  inhabitants  are  colored  people. 

Across  the  cove  from'East  Greenwich  is  the  peninsula  of  Potowomut  Neck, 
said  to  have  been  a  favorite  camping-ground  for  the  Indians,  and  where  they  in- 
dulged in  clambakes.  It  is  now  occupied  by  the  summer  homes  of  affluent 
Providence  families. 

On  account  of  its  elevated  situation,  splendid  views  of  the  adjoining  lands 
and  waters  are  had  from  many  points  on  the  upper  streets.  The  tower  of  the 
Academy  building  is,  however,  the  best  place  for  a  comprehensive  outlook. 
The  entire  expanse  of  Greenwich  Bay  and  the  whole  of  Potowomut  peninsula 
lie  beneath  the  eye,  spread  out  so  near  at  hand  that  every  variation  of  the  coast 
line  can  be  clearly  seen.  The  Buttonwoods,  Oakland  Beach  Hotel,  the  dwellings 
and  light-house  on  Warwick  Neck,  are  within  easy  range  of  vision.  Eastward 
the  spires  of  Bristol,  and  beyond  on  the  horizon,  the  huge  factories,  with  their 
tall  chimneys  out  of  which  the  smoke  curls  up,  in  the  southern  part  of  Fall 
River,  can  be  quite  clearly  discerned  with  the  aid  of  a  glass,  although  eighteen 
miles  away.  The  islands  of  the  bay  are  also  readily  picked  out :  nearest  and 
directly  opposite  us,  is  Patience,  then  Prudence,  Hog  Island,  and  as  we  sweep 
the  bay  with  our  field  glass,  the  whole  western  coast  line  of  Rhode  Island  and 
Conanicut  passes  before  us.     Northward  in  the  foreground  is  Hill's  Grove,  the 


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5  Syl  'iH 

VIEW    OF     HIGH    STREET,   BRISTOL. 

tall,  chimneys  of  the  Pumping  Station,  and  on  the  horizon  the  towers  and 
spires  of  Providence.  To  the  west  and  south  are  plains,  and  miles  away,  low 
hills,  the  backbone  of  the  state. 

WICKFORD. 

On  the  western  shore  of  the  bay,  ten  miles  south  of  East  Greenwich  and 
twenty  from  Providence,  is  located  the  pleasant  village  of  Wickford,  on  a  bay 
of  the  same  name,  one  of  the  oldest  settlements  in  the  state.  A  small  amount 
of  manufacturing  is  carried  on.  Wickford  is  the  largest  and  most  important 
village  in  the  town  of  North  Kingstown  and  is  the  seat  of  the  town  government. 
In  the  village  are  two  banks,  two  churches,  a  town  hall,  and  a  goodly  number 
of  handsome  dwelling-houses.  Many  Providence  people  and  others  have  sum- 
mer residences  here,  and  several  hotels  in  the  village  and  vicinity  do  a  good 
business. 

The  residents  find  good  bathing  at  Cold  Spring  Beach,  near  by,  and  "  The 
Cedars,"  an  attractive  woodland  grove  two  or  three  miles  south  of  the  village, 
is  a  favorite  resort  of  Wickford  folks  and  their  guests  for  picnic  parties  and 
rural  reunions.  From  here  it  is  a  very  pleasant  country  drive  often  miles  south 
to  Narragansett  Pier.  The  Wickford  Branch  Railroad  connects  with  the  New 
York,  Providence  and  Boston  line  at  Wickford  Junction,  and  with  Newport  by 
steamer  from  Wickford. 


CONANICUT  ISLAND.-  JAMESTOWN. 

Conanicut  Island,  the  second  largest  island  in  the  bay,  is  nine  miles  in 
length  by  two  in  breadth,  and  is  divided  into  two  unequal  parts  by  Mackerel 
Cove.    It  lies  southwest  of  Prudence,  and  its  southern  extremity  is  midway  be- 


1 2.8  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

tween  Narragansett  Pier  and  Newport.  The  southern  portion  of  the  island  re- 
sembles a  beaver  in  shape,  the  northern  section  of  which  is  known  as  Beaver 
Head  and  the  southern  point  as  Beaver  Tail,  upon  which  is  located  the  noted 
Beaver  Tail  Light-house.  At  the  southern  extremity  of  the  north  or  larger  sec- 
tion of  the  island  is  a  rocky  promontory,  upon  which  are  the  remains  of  the  old 
redoubt  known  as  Fort  Dumpling.  The  island  was  incorporated  as  a  town  and 
named  Jamestown,  November  4,  1768,  and  has  the  smallest  population  of  any 
town  in  the  state.  For  the  past  few  years  it  has  attracted  many  summer  resi- 
dents, whose  dwellings  are  now  scattered  over  the  island.  At  the  north  end  of 
the  island  is  Conanicut  Park,  where  are  a  number  of  cottages  and  a  hotel.  The 
steamers  plying  between  Providence  and  Newport,  and  between  Wickford  and 
Newport  stop  here. 

Opposite  Newport  is  the  village  of  Jamestown,  consisting  of  less  than  a 
hundred  houses  and  several  hotels  situated  on  a  slope  facing  the  water.  A 
steam  ferry  connects  Newport  with  this  place  which  is  near  the  central  portion 
of  the  island. 

The  Newport  and  Jamestown  Steam  Ferry  and  Navigation  Company  the 
first  week  in  July,  began  running  a  steam  ferry  boat  from  the  west  side  of  Co- 
nanicut Island  to  South  Ferry  on  the  shores  of  the  town  of  South  Kings- 
town, connecting  across  Conanicut  Island  with  the  Jamestown  Ferry,  the  dis- 
tance overland  being  only  about  a  mile.  This  is  the  route  of  the  old  South 
Ferry,  the  chief  highway  between  the  South  County  and  Newport  before  the 
era  of  railroads  and  steam  navigation,  and  the  new  facilities  afford  opportunity 
to  drive  from  Newport  to  Narragansett  Pier,  the  route  including  five  miles 
of  travel  by  water  and  six  by  land,  and  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  more  en- 
joyable journey. 

At  the  extreme  north  end  of  the  island  stands  a  light-house  recently  estab- 
lished by  the  government,  and  a  new  shore  drive  of  five  miles,  alone  the  line  of 
which  the  scenery  is  of  surpassing  beauty,  connects  the  east  ferry  landing  at 
Jamestown  with  Conanicut  Park. 

Mr.  Daniel  Watson's  plan,  to  cut  a  canal  through  the  island,  as  a  means  of 
shortening  the  time,  by  about  one  hour,  between  Newport  and  New  York,  is 
attracting  much  attention,  and  the  charter  for  the  Newport  and  New  York 
Rapid  Transit  Company,  was  recently  accepted  by  the  company  which  he  has 
formed.  This  company  proposes  to  have  a  steamboat  landing  almost  exactly 
in  the  middle  of  the  island  (in  the  canal  midway  of  the  east  and  west  shores  of 
the  island) .  The  line  has  the  right,  under  its  charter,  to  contract  for  making 
connection  with  the  Narragansett  Pier  Railroad.  The  plan  is  for  the  new  com- 
pany to  construct  a  railroad  to  run  from  Eaton's  Ferry,  on  the  Narragansett 
shore,  to  the  Pier  road,  or  to  some  point  on  the  Shore  Line,  the  canal  steamer 
from  Newport  to  make  railroad  connection  at  Eaton's  Ferry.  The  great 
progress  made  by  Conanicut  Island  as  a  watering  place  within  a  few  years 
is  largely  due  to  the  public  spirit  and  enterprise  of  Mr.  Watson. 

Among  the  cottage  owners  on  this  island  are  Admiral  David  D.  Porter, 
Captain  Thomas  O.  Selfridge  ;  Medical  Director,  David  Kidleberger,  United 
States  Navy;  Joseph'  Wharton,  Wistar  Morris,  Charles  W.  Wharton,  General 


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BURNSIDE  MEMORIAL  BUILDING,   BRISTOL. 

Robert  E.  Patterson,  Philadelphia  ;  Professor  C.  W.  Larnecl,  West  Point, 
N.  Y.  ;  Charles  Fletcher,  Richard  J.  Arnold,  Providence  ;  Mrs.  Harriet  L. 
Stevens,  H.  Audley  Clarke,  Daniel  L.  Hazard,  Newport ;  George  B.  Emmons, 
Boston  ;  Mrs.  A.  E.  Tilden,  New  York  City  ;  Mr.  C.  A.  Mann,  Washington, 
D.  C,  Mrs.  E.  P.  Rhett,  Baltimore.  The  artist  Richards,  too,  has  his  summer 
residence  here,  and  when  he  bought  the  site  upon  which  he  has  built  he  re- 
marked that  he  expected  to  do  the  best  artistic  work  of  his  life  on  Conanicut. 
Among  those  who  have  recently  bought  land  on  this  island  are  the  Hon.  Wayne 
McVeigh,  of  Philadelphia  ;  D.  Bethune  Durfield,  of  Detroit,  Mich.  ;  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Argyle  Watson,  of  New  York  ;  Judge  Russell  Houston,  of  Louisville,  Ky., 
and  Robert  B.  King,  of  St.  Louis. 

THE  ISLANDS. 

The  state  of  Rhode  Island  is  very  appropriately  named,  as  the  islands  of  Nar- 
ragansett  Bay  comprise  a  lai-ge  portion  of  its  area.  The  full  name  of  the  state, 
"  Rhode  Island  and  Providence  Plantations,"  comes  from  the  fact  that  the  sepa- 
rate colonies  of  Rhode  Island  and  of  Providence  Plantations  were  consolidated 
by  the  terms  of  the  royal  charter,  and  when  they  declared  their  independence, 
they  retained  the  old  name.  Rhode  Island,  however,  being  the  first  part  of  the 
title  is  all  that  is  used  except  in  legal  or  official  documents, 'and  thus  the  name 
which  properly  and  originally  belonged  to  the  island,  is  now,  by  common  usage, 
the  name  of  the  state.  But  Rhode  Island  or  Aquidneck,  as  originally  known,  is 
the  proper  name  of  the  largest  and  most  beautiful  of  the  islands  in  Narragan- 
sett  Bay,  and  contains  the  towns  of  Portsmouth  and  Middletown  and  the  city  of 
Newport. 

Nearly   midway  in  the  bay    is    Prudence    Island,  once  owned  by  Roger 


i3o  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

Williams,  the  founder  of  the  state,  who  was  the  first  man  to  till  its  soil.  It  is 
the  third  largest  island  in  the  bay,  being  six  miles  long  by  three  wide,  and  is 
very  irregular  in  shape.  The  Newport  steamers  make  a  landing  several  times 
a  week.  From  a  comparative  desert  with  a  dozen  houses  inhabitedjw'  tillers 
of  the  soil,  the  island  has,  within  a  few  years,  blossomed  out  as  a  family  summer 
resort,  the  main  portion  of  which  is  near  the  centre  of  the  island  and  is  known 
as  Prudence  Park.  Here  there  is  now  a  casino,  a  summer  pavilion,  and  several 
new  residences  have  been. erected  this  season.  Prudence  divides  the  commerce 
of  the  bay,  the  New  York  and  southern  steamers  passing  out  to  the  westward  of 
it.  wdiile  the  Fall  River  and  sometimes  the  Providence  and  Newport  steamers 
pass  it  to  the  eastward. 

Patience  and  Hope  Islands  lie  to  the  west  of  Prudence,  Patience  being  the 
largest  and  situated  near  the  north  end  of  Prudence.  Hope  Island,  nearly  as 
large  as  Patience,  is  situated  off  the  south  end  of  Prudence,  midway  between 
that  island  and  the  Kingston  shore.  Despair  Island,  sometimes'associated  in 
name  with  the  others,  is  a  mere  speck  of  an  islet  lying  near  the  north  end  of 
Hope. 

Dutch  Island  is  situated  in  the  "West  Passage,"  midway  between  Conani- 
cut  Island  and  the  main  land,  and  comprises  about  three  hundred  acres.  It  was 
very  earl)'  used  as  a  trading  station  by  the  Dutch,  which  gave  it  the  name,  and 
in  1658  was  purchased  from  the  Indians  by  the  colony  of  Rhode  Island.  In 
1864  it  came  into  possession  of  the  United  States  Government,  and  upon  it  were 
erected  extensive  earth-work  batteries,  designed  to  command  the  "  West  Pas- 
sage "  entrance  to  the  bay.  During  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  it  was  the  ren- 
dezvous of  the  Fourteenth  Regiment,  Rhode  Island  Heavy  Artillery.  Dutch 
Island  Harbor  is  deemed  by  coastwise  navigators  one  of  the  best  "  havens"  of 
the  entire  Atlantic  coast. 

"Whale  Rock,"  located  near  the  entrance  to  the  West  Passage  is  a  noted 
and  dangei-ous  rocky  ledge  of  only  half  an  acre  in  extent,  but  though  a  very  small 
island  it  has  been  the  scene  of  many  a  shipwreck,  and  has  long  been  the  dread 
of  mariners.  The  iron  light-house  erected  a  few  years  ago  upon  this  ledge  fur- 
nishes the  long-needed  protection  of  voyagers  from  its  dangers. 

Dyer's  Island  is  a  small  island  lying  off  the  west  shore  of  Portsmouth. 

Gould  Island,  lying  east  of  Conanicut,  contains  only  about  one  hundred 
acres  of  land,  and  is  the  property  of  Mr.  Homans,  of  New  York.  The  steamers 
plying  between  Providence  and  Newport  pass  close  to  it,  and  it  is  within  five 
miles  of  the  latter  place.  A  small  island  of  the  same  name  lies  in  the  Seaconnet 
River  between  Rhode  Island  and  the  mainland. 

Hog  Island,  at  the  mouth  of  Bristol  Harbor,  is  about  the  same  size  as 
Prudence. 

In  and  around  Newport  Harbor  are  a  number  of  islands,  all  of  which 
belong  to  the  United  States  Government.  The  largest  of  these,  Coaster's 
Harbor  Island,  separated  from  Newport  by  a  narrow  strait  and  formerly  a  part 
of  the  city,  was  presented  several  years  ago  to  the  United  States  Government 
for  a  naval  station,  to  which  purpose  it  is  now  entirely  devoted.     Rose  Island, 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT 


THE  B.   M.  C.   DURFEE  HIGH   SCHOOL,    FALL  RIVER 

in  Newport  Harbor,  north  from  Fort  Adams,  has  on  it  an  important  light-house. 
Goat  Island  is  directly  opposite  Newport,  and  has  a  light-house  and  the  United 
States  Torpedo  Station  located  upon  it.  Lime  Rock,  a  small  islet  between  Fort 
Adams  and  Newport,  has  a  light-house,  the  home  of  the  celebrated  Ida  Lewis. 
Besides  these  important  islands,  there  are  numerous  small  ones  scattered  all 
along  the  shores,  many  of  which  are  the  rendezvous  of  fishermen. 


FALL  RIVER. 

*  Fall  River  is  the  principal  seat  of  the  cotton  manufacture  in  the  United 
States,  nearly  one-seventh  of  the  entire  amount  being  carried  on  in  its  borders. 
It  lies  on  the  eastern  border  of  Mount  Hope  Bay,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Taunton 
River,' and  the  greater  portion  is  built  on  hillsides  rising  quite  abruptly  from 
the  water's  edge  to  a  height  of  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet.  From 
the  summits  of  these  hills  the  country  extends  back  in  a  comparatively  level 
table-land,  on  which  a  large  section  of  the  city  now  stands,  and  two  miles  east- 
ward from  the  shore  lies  a  chain  of  deep  and  narrow  ponds,  eight  miles  long, 


ALONG  SHORE. 


of  an  average  width  of  three-quarters 
of  a  mile,  covering  an  area  of  3,500 
acres.  These  ponds  are  supplied  by 
springs  and  brooks,  draining  a  water- 
shed of  20,000  acres,  and  arc  con- 
nected with  the  sea  by  a  stream 
which,  originally  flowing  unconfined 
over  an  almost  level  course  for  more 
than  a  mile,  in  the  last  half  mile  of 
its  progress  rushes  down  the  hillside 
in  a  narrow,  precipitous,  rocky  chan- 
nel. In  this  distance  the  total  fall  is 
about  132  feet,  and  the  volume  of 
water  122  cubic  feet  per  second. 

Massive  factories,  each  several 
hundred  feet  in  length,  five  and  six 
stories  in  height,  the  majority  of 
them  built  of  granite,  loom  up  in 
every  section  of  the  city  and  suburbs, 
and  in  their  neighborhoods  are  the 
houses  inhabited  by  the  operatives, 
consisting  in  many  instances  of  long 
buildings,  or  large  detached  blocks 
in  rows  similar  to  the  factory  villages 
throughout  New  England,  although 
in  Fall  River  they  are  on  a  much 
larger  scale,  and  some  of  the  tene- 
ment blocks  are  as  large  as  small  fac- 
tories elsewhere.  These  houses  are 
mostly  built  of  wood,  although  in  a 
few  instances  they  are  of  brick,  and 
belong  to  the  mill  corporations.  The 
number  of  corporations  engaged  in 
the  cotton  manufacture  is  thirtv- 
eight,  owning  fifty-seven  mills,  con- 
taining 1,823,472  spindles,  and  41,219 
looms,  and  employing  19,195  per- 
sons. The  production  of  print  cloths 
is  the  leading  specialty,  but  in  the 
past  few  years  the  making  of  wide- 
goods,  sheetings,  twills,  lawns,  and 
various  fancy  patterns  has  been  intro- 
duced. These  goods  have  met  with 
ready  sale  because  the  development 
of  taste  has  created  a  demand  for  a 
greater  variety  of  style  than  had  for- 
merly been  manufactured.       Besides 


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i34  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

the  cotton  corporations  there  are  twenty  others  not  including  railroad,  steam- 
boat, and  telpehone  companies,  engaged  in  various  industries,  namely,  calico 
printing,  bleaching  and  dyeing  of  cotton  goods,  manufacture  of  cotton  and 
other  machinery,  cotton  thread,  woolen  goods,  comforters,  felt  hats,  boots, 
shoes,  etc. 

SEACONNET  POINT. 

The  "  Land's  End  "  of  the  mainland  of  the  state  on  the  east  side  of  Nar- 
ragansett  Bay  is  Seaconnet  Point,  the  southern  extremity  of  the  township  of 
Little  Compton.  It  is  one  of  the  most  picturesque  bits  of  land  on  the  Rhode 
Island  coast,  but  on  account  of  the  difficulty  of  getting  there,  it  remained  in 
rural  seclusion  until  recently.  Many  years  ago  there  was  a  hotel  here  which 
had  to  be  discontinued  for  lack  cf  "business,  but  this  season  a  new  one,  "The 
Sakonnet"  has  been  opened  by  Mr.  J.  L.  Slocum.  The  only  means  of  reach- 
ing the  point  has  been  by  the  mail  stage  from  Fall  River,  or  by  private  con- 
veyance, until,  in  18S6,  a  small  steamer  began  running  from  Providence,  and  in 
1SS7  two  steamers  were  on  the  route  all  summer. 

A  number  of  summer  "•cottages,"  in  reality,  fine  residences,  have,  within 
the  past  few  years,  been  built,  and  the  locality  has  attracted  many  artists,  fisher- 
men, and  other  lovers  of  nature.  Several  prominent  Providence  gentlemen 
have  their  summer  houses  here,  among  them  being  Dr.  C.  T.  Gardner,  the 
Rev.  Thomas  R.  Sheer,  and  W.  H.  Low,  Jr. 

Just  oft' the  Point,  perched  on  the  rocks,  are  the  white  houses  with  their  red 
roofs,  of  the  West  Island  Fishing  Club,  an  association  of  men  prominent  in 
social  and  business  circles.  The  coast  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Point  is  a 
wild  jumble  of  ragged  rocks,  but  the  country  back  of  it  is  mostly  broad  meadow 
land.  From  the  Point  toward  the  east  can  be  seen  Gay  Head,  Martha's  Vine- 
vard,  and  the  island  of  Cuttyhunk,  while  westward  Point  Judith  is  sometimes 
seen,  but  the  ocean  edge  of  Newport  generally  forms  the  horizon  line.  Be- 
tween these  widely  separated  points,  the  ocean  lies  before  the  observer  unob- 
structed in  all  its  grandeur. 

Seaconnet  River  is  that  part  of  Narragansett  Bay  between  the  island  of 
Rhode  Island  and  the  townships  of  Tiverton  and  Little  Compton.  It  is  about 
ten  miles  in  length  by  one  and  a  half  in  average  breadth,  and  is  sometimes 
called  the  East  Passage.  At  the  north  it  is  connected  with  Mount  Hope  Bay  by 
a  strait,  which  is  spanned  by  the  "Stone  Bridge"  so  called,  joining  Rhode 
Island  to  the  mainland.  A  mile  above  this  bridge,  the  Old  Colony  Railroad 
also  crosses  on  a  fine  bridge. 


Part  Third. 


CHAPTER  !. 

ItrmpijrK  lire  tfl-tvj  hi]  ik$  j|iM<. 

ITS    POSITION    AS  A  RESORT  OF    FASHION THE    HARBOR ITS    TERRITORY THE  OLD  AND 

NEW  TOWNS —  CLIMATE  EARLY    HISTORY  DEVELOPMENT  AS   A   SUMMER     RESORT 

A    WALK    TO    THE     POINTS    OF     HISTORIC     INTEREST  —  DOWN    BELLEVUE    AVENl'E THE 

SI    MMER      RESIDENTS  —  OCEAN       DRIVE OTHER      DRIVES  —  THE       BEACH  —  THE     CLIFF 

WALK SACHUEST    BEACH  AND    PURGATORY  THE  SEWERAGE    ANDWATKR    SUPPLY 

HARBOR    EXCURSIONS    TO  FORT    ADAMS,    JAMESTOWN,    AND     THE     TRAINING     SHIP THE 

CHURCHES  —  THE  STREETS BUSINESS     CONDITION  HOW    TO    GET    TO    NEWPORT. 

Seated  on  the 
southern  extremity 
of  Rhode  Island  at 
the  main  entrance  to 
Narragansett  Bay, 
Newport,  with  its 
halls  and  towers  is 
a  veritable  queen  of 
the  waters,  and  its 
fame  as  the  summer 
metropolis  of  wealth 
and  fashion  is  world- 
wide. Other  places 
have  a  fame  and 
standing  and  attrac- 
tions of  their  own, 
but  they  do  not  rival 
j      Newport  nor    com- 

BlllBilllBM  Petc    with    ner<    for 

"V.,      .  ^    - ._.,  ^-^jjr^r '  :    "^      the    devotees  of  all 

3^£=sSs="     <;^*s«=si^^  tjie  otner  centres  of 

A  SOUND  BOAT.  r         ,    . 

summer     fashion 
gravitate  to  "the  city  by  the  sea"  as  naturally  as  flowers  turn  to  the  sun. 

Nowhere  on  our  Atlantic  coast  can  be  found  a  better  harbor.  Its  deep 
waters,  its  perfect  security  —  being  sheltered  from  the  storms  of  the  ocean  on 
all  sides  —  and  its    ample    size,  render  it  a  favorite    haven  of  refuge  for  vessels 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


FORT    DUMPLINGS. 


in  distress.  During  the  sum- 
mer its  placid  bosom  is 
always  dotted  with  graceful 
yachts,  and  it  is  frequently 
visited  by  the  war  vessels  of 
our  own  country  and  of  for- 
eign powers,  whose  officers 
are  attracted  by  the  cultured 
and  cosmopolitan  society 
here  assembled.  In  the  win- 
ter the  coasting  schooners 
and  coal  barges  often  anchor 
in  the  inner  harbor  when 
wind  bound,  and  large  fleets 
of  fishing  vessels  come  in 
during  their  season. 

The  territory  of  Newport 
comprises  the  southern  portion  of  the  island  of  Rhode  Island,  forming  an  elbow- 
shaped  peninsula,  of  an  average  width  of  about  two  miles,  the  harbor  being 
on  the  inside.  The  townships  of  Middletown  and  Portsmouth  occupy  the 
central  and  northern  portions  of  the  island,  and  contain  some  of  the  finest  and 
most  productive  farms  in  the  state. 

The  city  is  really  divided  into  two  parts.  All  that  section  near  the  wharves 
and  for  some  distance  back  is  the  old  and  historic  Newport,  and  is  the  seat 
of  the  business  of  the  city.  Here  are  still  to  be  seen  many  old  houses  with 
gambrel  roofs  or  pro- 
jecting eaves,  built 
previous  to  the  Revo- 
lution, and  most  of 
them  have  interesting 
histories  of  old  colon- 
ial days,  famous  fam- 
ilies, or  revolutionary 
events.  The  appear- 
ance of  antiquity  is 
further  heightened  in 
this  quarter  by  the  nar- 
rowness of  the  side 
streets,  lined  in  places 
with  the  ancient 
houses.  Thames,  the 
chief  street  of  the  city, 
runs  the  entire  length 
of  this  older  section, 
and  on  it  is  transacted 
most  of  the  business 
of    the     permanent  THAMES  STREET. 


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PICTURESQUE   NARRAGANSETT. 


FORT   ADAMS. 


residents.  It  is  a  narrow  thoroughfare,  and  between  it  and  the  harbor  on  the  west 
are  all  the  wharves,  on  many  of  which  are  work-a-day,  unpainted,  and  tumble- 
down looking  buildings.  On  this  account  the  first  view  of  the  queen  of  water- 
ing places  is  somewhat  of  a  disappointment  to  strangers,  but  to  those  familiar 
with  the  city  it  is  rather  an  added  charm,  indicating  the  glories  of  the  past  in  a 
graphic  and  interesting  manner. 

Lying  to  the  east  and  south  of  the  older  portion,  on  the  ridge  of  the  penin- 
sula, on  all  the  intersecting  avenues,  and  all  along  the  bold  and  picturesque 
coast,  are  palatial  mansions,  known  by  the  unpretentious  name  of  "  cottages," 
but  in  reality  many  of  them  palaces,  rich  in  treasures  of  wealth  and  taste, 
and  fitted  up  with  all  imaginable  luxury.  They  are  embowered  in  trees,  sur- 
rounded with  pleasant  lawns,  some  perched  on  the  edge  of  cliffs  overlooking 
the  sea,  and  nearly  all  within  sight  and  hearing  of  the  ever-restless  ocean. 

The  climate  of  Newport  is  peculiarly  equable  and  soft,  and  is  adapted 
to  invalids  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  While  the  icy  current  from  Labrador  and 
Newfoundland  pours  into  Massachusetts  Bay,  the  south  shore  is  struck  by  the 
warm  current  from  the  tropics,  which  is  thence  deflected  by  Cape  Cod  toward 
Ireland.  This  gives  to  Newport  its  mild  atmosphere  and  the  comfortable 
waters,  adapted  for  bathing  during  the  three  summer  months. 

Newport  was  first  settled  in  1639,  by  a  portion  of  the  exiled  company 
of  Puritans  from  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony.  By  reason  of  its  excellent 
harbor,  in  colonial  days  it  became  the  most  important  commercial  port  on  the 
Atlantic  coast,  even  surpassing  New  York.  It  was  then,  as  now,  noted  for  its 
charming  climate  and  beautiful  scenery,  and  was  the  centre  of  the  best,  the 
most  learned  and  cultured  society  in  America.     During  the  Revolutionary  War 


NEWPORT. 


39 


the  commerce 
was  destroyed, 
and  at  its  close 
Newport  recov- 
ered but  slowly 
from  the  devas- 
tating effects, 
and  never  re- 
gained its  com- 
mercial posi- 
tion. 

In  1830  the 
prospects  of  the 
town  began  to 
brighten,  about 
which  time  the 
present  "order 
of  the  town " 
was  really  inau- 
gurated,  and 
boarding-house 
keepers  were 
taxed  to  their 
utmost  to  ac- 
commodate the 
summer  visitors 
who  flocked 
hither  from  all 
parts  of  our 
country.  Soon 
after  this  large 
hotels  and  cot- 
tages began  to 
be  erected,  and 
the  town  grad- 
ually gained  the 
coveted  reputa- 
tion of  the  wa- 
tering-place of 
America.  It 
became  a  city  in 
17S3;    in    1787 

surrendered   its  charter,  and  remained   under 
when  a  second  city  charter  was  obtained. 

The  best  place  to  start  from  for  a  brief  view  of  the  chief  points  of  interest  is 
Washington  Square,  a  wide,  open  space  an  eighth  of  a   mile  in  length,  with  a 


THE   LIME   ROCK  LIGHT. 


a  town  government  until   1853, 


140 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT, 


park-like  inclosure  called  the  Mall  on  the 
south  side.  On  Thames  Street  at  the  foot  of 
the  square  is  the  City  Hall,  built  in  1763  ; 
in  the  Common  Council  Chamber,  in  the 
second  story,  can  now  be  seen  the  escutcheon 
and  portrait  of  William  Coddington,  the  first 
governor  of  the  island.  At  the  head  of  the 
square  is  the  State  House,  erected  in  1741, 
where  the  May  sessions  of  the  Rhode  Island 
Legislature  are  held  and  the  state  officers 
installed  in  office,  the  result  of  the  election 
being  proclaimed  from  the  balcony.  At  the 
foot  of  the  small  inclosed  park  is  a  statue  of 
Commodore  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  commem- 
orating his  great  victory  on  Lake  Erie  in  the 
War  of  181 2,  and  on  the  pedestal  is  in- 
scribed the  celebrated  report  made  by  him 
on  that  occasion:  "We  have  met  the 
enemy  and  they  are  ours."  On  the  south 
side  of  the  square,  just  above  the  opera  house 
and  directly  opposite  the  statue,  is  the  man- 
sion where  the  great  naval  commander  lived 
both  before  and  after  his  famous  victory. 

On  Clarke  Street,  leading  out  of  the 
square  to  the  south,  is  the  armory  of  the  New- 
port Artillery,  which  contains  an  interesting 

and   valuable    collection    of    relics.     On    the    opposite    side,  corner  of  Mary 

Street,  is  the  Vernon  house,  where  Washington  was  entertained  on  his  visit  to 

Count  Rochambeau  at  Newport,  in  17S1. 

Returning  to  the  square  and  proceeding  up  Touro  Street  we  soon  reach 

Spring  Street.     A  short  distance  northward  on 

this  latter  street  on  the  right-hand  side  opposite 

Stone  Street,  is  the  oldest  house  in  Newport, 

built  of  stone  in    1639,  by  Henry  Bull.      It  has 

been  renovated  and  restored,  and  bears  a  some- 
what  modern  air.     Returning  and  continuing 

our  journey  up  Touro  Street,  we  immediately 

come  upon  the  Jewish  Synagogue  on  the  left, 

a   small    stone    structure   erected    in    1763,  and 

used  as  a  place  of  worship  until  the  Revolution. 

Services  are  now  regularly  held  therein  every 

Friday  and  Saturday.     Abraham  Touro,  a  Jew- 
ish    merchant,    left    the    sum    of    $20,000    in 

charge  of  the  town,  the  interest  to  be  expended 

for  the  care  of  the  ancient  edifice  and  its  sur-  jqhn  q   weaver 

rOUndingS.  Senior  proprietor  of  the  Ocean  House. 


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STATUE  OF  COM.  O.    H.  PERRY. 


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142  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

On  the  lot  adjoining  the  synagogue  is  the  Newport  Historical  Society's 
building,  originally  the  church  of  the  Seventh-day  Baptist  Society,  which  was 
erected  in  1729,  and  from  whose  pulpit  the  Rev.  Mr.  Callendar  preached  his 
famous  centennial  discourse  in  1738.  It  stood  on  Barney  Street  until  1S87, 
when  it  was  removed  to  its  present  location.  The  edifice  was  purchased  by  the 
Historical  Society  in  1884,  and  was  dedicated  November  10th  of  that  year, 
having  been  renovated  and  restored  so  as  to  preserve  its  historic  features.  Tt 
stands  a  short  distance  back  from  the  street,  and  is  a  rather  plain-looking, 
wooden  structure,  and  its  dimensions  are  thirty-seven  feet  front  by  twenty-seven 
deep.  A  wide  gallery  runs  around  three  sides  of  the  interior,  an  old-fashioned 
pulpit  overshadowed  by  a  sounding  board  faces  the  entrance,  and  on  the  gallery 
fronting  the  pulpit  is  an  old  clock  made  by  William  Claggett  in  1 73 1 .  On  the 
wall  back  of  the  pulpit  are  two  tablets  containing  the  Ten  Commandments.  The 
entire  edifice  is  filled  with  books  and  relics,  among  the  latter  being  pictures  of 
many  of  the  old  houses  and  land-marks  of  the  city,  with  numerous  other  inter- 
esting historical  mementoes.  The  Newport  Historical  Society  was  organized 
in  1853  and  incorporated  the  following  year.  From  1877  until  the  purchase  of 
its  present  building  it  had  its  home  in  the  Redwood  Library  building.  For  the 
study  of  the  antiquities  of  Newport  the  rooms  of  the  society  afford  the  best,  and 
it  may  be  truly  said,  the  only  facilities  in  the  city,  and  they  are  open  to  the  pub- 
lic every  day,  except  Sundays  and  holidays,  from  10  A.  M.  to  2  p.  m.,  and  also 
on  Tuesday  evenings. 

Leaving  the  Historical  Society's  building  and  proceeding  up  Touro  Street, 
the  next  object  of  interest  is  the  Jewish  Cemetery,  corner  Kay  Street.  The 
fence  and  gateway  were  erected  in  1843,  by  Judah  Touro,  and  are  maintained 
and  kept  in  repair  from  the  proceeds  of  a  fund  left  by  him  for  that  purpose. 
From  this  point  the  street  takes  the  name  of  Bellevue  Avenue.  On  the  south 
corner  of  Church,  the  next  street  to  the  right,  is  the  Newport  Reading  Room 
Club  House,  a  large,  square,  wooden  building,  the  headquarters  of  an  incorpo- 
rated society  of  wealthy  residents  for  literary  and  social  purposes. 

A  short  distance  beyond  on  the  left,  south  corner  of  Redwood  Street,  is  the 
Redwood  Library,  which  was  incorporated  in  1747,  and  the  original  building 
completed  in  1750,  is  still  standing,  although  an  important  addition  to  the  rear 
was  built  a  few  years  ago.  The  library  is  a  private  institution,  but  is  open  to 
the  public  at  certain  hours  each  day  (from  12  to  2  p.  m.).  The  paintings  and 
statuary  in  the  rooms  are  well  worth  a  visit. 

A  few  steps  further  bring  us  to  Touro  Park,  a  large  open  space  in  the  cen- 
tre of  which  is  the  Old  Stone  Mill,  one  of  Newport's  chief  attractions.  So  far 
no  absolutely  authentic  evidence  has  been  produced  as  to  the  date  of  its  erection, 
and  the  theory  at  one  time  was  widely  prevalent  that  the  Northmen,  who  are 
supposed  to  have  visited  these  shores  about  the  year  1,000,  built  it.  Longfellow 
in  his  poem  "  The  Skeleton  in  Armor,"  adopts  this  tradition.  Recent  investiga- 
tion, however,  has  led  local  antiquarians  to  the  belief  that  it  was  built  by  the 
early  settlers,  and  it  is  said  that  very  conclusive  evidence  in  this  direction  is  now 
at  hand. 

Between  the  avenue  and   the   old   mill  stands  the  handsome  bronze  statue 


NEWPORT. 


43 


1; 


THE   CASINO,    BELLEVUE  AVENUE. 


of  Commodore  M.  C.  Perry,  the  younger  brother  of  Commodore  Oliver  Haz- 
ard Perry.  The  younger  Perry  was  instrumental  in  effecting  the  treaty  with 
Japan  in  1854,  and  this  monument  was  erected  by  his  daughter,  Mrs.  August 
Belmont,  of  New  York. 

On  Pelham  Street,  almost  opposite  the  Old  Stone  Mill,  is  the  Channing 
Memorial  Church,  erected  in  18S0  in  honor  of  William  Ellery  Channing,  the 
great  apostle  of  Unitarianism,  who  was  a  native  of  Newport.  The  church  is 
an  elegant  stone  structure,  in  early  English  gothic  style,  and  has  a  beautiful 
tower  with  a  spire  125  feet  in  height. 

From  Touro  Park  for  a  distance  of  about  an  eighth  of  a  mile,  the  avenue 
on  both  sides  is  lined  with  summer  stores,  and  a  few  hotels  and  restaurants. 
Many  of  the  shops  are  branches  of  New  York  houses,  and  they  all  cater  to  the 
wants  of  the  summer  visitors.  During  the  winter  this  region  is  a  "deserted 
village,"  and  the  gay  windows  are  covered  with  shutters.  Bath  road,  the  main 
thoroughfare  to  the  beach,  runs  out  of  the  avenue  in  this  section.  At  the  south 
corner  of  Bath  road,  on  the  left,  is  Travers  block,  the  most  ornate  of  the  build- 
ings devoted  to  summer  shops.  Just  beyond  it  is  the  Casino,  the  chief  of  New- 
port summer  institutions.  The  building  has  a  frontage  of  186  feet,  and  is  in 
imitation  of  the  old  colonial  style  of  architecture,  the  first  floor  being  occupied 
by  stores  and  the  upper  part  by  the  stockholders.  In  the  grounds  to  the  rear 
are  a  theatre,  a  tennis  court  building,  and  an  extensive  bowling  alley.  The 
question  will  be  asked,  "  What  is  the  Casino"?  and  the  answer,  as  near  as  can 
be  given  without  entering  into  tedious  details,  is  that  it  is  an  association  of  gen- 
tlemen who,  in  connection  with  an  elegant  private  club,  have  introduced  means 
for  the  entertainment  of  the  fashionable  society  around  them.  The  Casino 
was  erected  by  James  Gordon  Bennett,  but  in  18S0  it  became  the  property  of  a 
joint  stock  company,  incorporated  under  Rhode  Island  laws. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


THE  GRAND   DRIVE  —  BELLEVUE  AVENUE. 


Across 
the  avenue 
from  the  Cas- 
ino is  James 
Gordon  Ben- 
nett's "  stone 
villa,"  a 
square  gran- 
ite mansion, 
situated  on  a 
terrace  a 
short  dis- 
tance back 
fromtheroad- 
way.  On  the 
right,  down 
Jones  Ave- 
nue, is  the 
residence  of 
Mrs.  Paran  Stevens,  where  the  Duke  of  Marlboro  was  entertained  in  1887  and 
feted  by  Newport  society.  Next  south  on  the  left,  on  the  corner  of  Bellevue 
Avenue  and  Bowery  Street,  is  the  Ocean  House,  the  property  of  John  G. 
Weaver  &  Son.  It  is  the  largest  wooden  building  and  the  largest  hotel  in 
Newport. 

Bellevue  Avenue  is  a  continuation  of  Touro  Street,  and  was  originally  known 
as  South  Touro  Street.  It  was  opened  after  Newport  began  to  develop  as  a 
summer  resort,  and  runs  from  Kay  Street  to  Bailey's  Beach  in  an  almost  straight 
line  for  two  and  a  quarter  miles  along  the  summit  of  the  ridge  of  the  peninsula. 
For  the  whole  distance  it  is  lined  on  both  sides  with  the  most  elegant  residences 
in  the  city.  It  is  the  principal  promenade  and  drive  of  the  fashionable  society 
in  the  season,  and  on  it  at  the  regulation  hour  may  be  seen  such  a  display  of  style 
and  fashion,  of  wealth,  elegance,  and  beauty  as  no  watering-place  in  all  the 
country  can  out-rival.  The  most  brilliant  equipages,  in  styles  the  most  unique, 
from  a  jaunty  dog-cart,  or  pony  phaeton,  to  a  spanking  four-in-hand,  with  here 
and  there  a  dashing  cavalier,  all  whirling  along  this  famous  "  drive,"  bearing 
their  precious  freight, —  men  of  wealth,  of  rank,  of  learning  ;  women  of  beauty, 
culture,  and  refinement;  and  merry  children,  with  bright,  laughing  faces.  All 
are  in  happiest  mood,  exchanging  salutations  as  they  pass  ;  noting  a  strange  or 
beautiful  face  ;  commenting  on  the  last  new  turnout ;  observing  the  landscape  ; 
indulging  in  pleasant  banter,  or  in  more  serious  converse.  The  scene  is  not  a 
dull  one  nor  uninteresting.  It  gives  us  a  glimpse,  a  passing  outside  glance,  at 
society  life  in  Newport,  which  we  would  not  have  missed,  and  which  we  can 
take  away  with  us  and  study  at  our  leisure. 

Having  strolled  through  that  portion  of  Newport  from  Washington  Square 
to  the  Ocean  House,  and  seen  all  the  objects  of  historic  interest,  the  best  manner 
of  continuing  the  sight-seeing  is  to  take  a  drive.     If  you  wish  to  "  do  the  town  " 


NEWPORT. 


L45 


in  grand  style  and 
with  the  most  com- 
fort, you  will  hire  a 
carriage  and  driver. 
If,  on  the  other 
hand,  either  neces- 
sity compels  econ- 
omy, or  taste  in- 
clines you  to  be 
democratic,  you 
had  better  take  a 
drag  or  barge,  as 
the  commodious 
stage  coaches  ply- 
ing to  all  points  of 
interest,  are  called. 
They  are  of  various 
sizes  and  will  ac- 
commodate from 
fifteen  to  thirty  per- 
sons. They  start 
from  the  steamboat 
landing,  from 
Washington  Sq., 
and  from  Touro 
Park,  but  by  wait- 
ing a  little  on  the 
avenue  one  will  be 
certain  to  pass. 
For  a  short  jour- 
ney, to  visit  the 
beaches  or  for  a 
view  of  the  ave- 
nue, these  convey- 
ances have  many 
recommendations, 
as  they  afford  facil- 
ities for  reaching 
every  locality  of  in- 
terest and  leave 
you  free  to  embark 
or  disembark  at 
will.  For  the  long- 
er drives  a  more 
expensive  turnout 
is  a  necessity. 

Let  us  go  down 
Bellevue      Avenue 


146 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


in  one  of  these  coaches.  Already  in  our 
pedestrian  stroll  we  have  passed  a  num- 
ber of  elegant  residences,  but  our  atten- 
tion has  been  distracted  by  other  objects 
of  interest.  In  the  region  we  are  now 
entering,  however,  there  is  nothing  to 
divert  attention  from  the  summer  palaces. 
Without  attempting  to  give  a  complete 
inventory  we  will  only  notice  the  most 
striking,  or  those  rendered  interesting 
from  the  renown  of  .their  occupants. 
Entering  the  stage  in  front  of  the  Ocean 
House  on  the  south  corner  of  Bowery 
Street,  almost  opposite  is  the  large  brick 
mansion,  the  property  of  the  Duchess 
de  Dino,  formerly  Mrs.  F.  A.  Stevens, 
of  New  York,  who  after  her  divorce, 
which  created  much  sensation  at  the 
time,  married  the  Marquis  de  Tallerand- 
Perigord,  February,  18S7,  from  whose 
father  she  received  her  present  title.  On 
the  left  north  corner  of  Berkeley  Ave- 
nue is  the  residence  of  John  G.  Weaver, 
proprietor  of  the  Ocean  House.  The 
house  burned  several  years  ago  by  Kate  Judd,  now  serving  a  sentence  in  the 
State  Prison  for  that  offense,  stood  on  this  site. 

On  the  right  north  corner  of  Perry  Street,  is  the  handsome  Queen  Anne 
villa  of  the  Hon.  Isaac  Bell,  Jr.,  late  minister  to  the  Netherlands.  Directly  op- 
posite is  k'  Snug  Harbor,"  formerly  the  residence  of  Rear  Admiral  C.  H. 
Baldwin,  U.  S.  N. 

After  passing  down  the  avenue  for  the  next  half  mile  between  many  very  fine  res- 
idences, we  see  on  the  left,  a  con- 
siderable distance  from  the  road- 
way, the  residence  of  ex-Governor 
George  Peabody  Wetmore,  a 
colossal  stone  villa,  one  of  the 
most  expensive  places  in  New- 
port. Half  way  up  the  drive- 
way leading  to  the  house  is  a  free- 
stone archway,  with  a  cottage  on 
the  left  embowered  in  English 
ivy.  The  next  estate  on  the  left 
south  corner  of  Shepard  Avenue, 
formerly  belonged  to  James  R. 
Keene,  of  New  York,  the  well- 
known    stock    broker,    and    the 


THE  SPOUTING   ROCK. 


HAPPY  VALLEY. 


NEWPORT. 


[  17 


foundation  walls  of  his  villa,  which 
was  burned  Dec.  31,  1880,  are  yet  vis- 
ible. 

Two  streets  beyond  south,  corner 
of  Ruggles  Avenue  on  the  left,  is  the 
estate  of  the  Hon.  Levi  P.  Morton,  the 
present  nominee  of  the  Republican 
Party  for  the  vice-presidency.  Still 
on  the  left,  south  corner  of  next  street, 
Marine  Avenue,  is  "  By  the  Sea,"  the 
villa  of  August  Belmont,  the  well- 
known  New  York  banker.  Just  be- 
yond on  the  right,  north  corner  of 
Bancroft  Avenue  is  a  mammoth 
wooden  house,  the  residence  of  Theo- 
dore A.  Havemeyer,  the  Austrian  Con- 
sul General  in  New  York.  Opposite 
the  Havemeyer  villa  is  a  short  court 
leading  down  to  the  house  of. the  Hon. 
George  Bancroft,  the  historian. 

Just  beyond  the  Havemeyer  place, 
but  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street, 
is  the  estate  of  William  Astor,  of  New 
York.  The  house  is  in  spacious 
grounds,  which  run  to  the  cliffs.  The 
next  i-esidence  but  one  on  the  left  is 
that  of  W.  W.  Astor,  son  of  John 
Jacob  Astor.  The  house  was  for- 
merly known  as  the  "  Barreda  Place," 
being  built  by  the  Spanish  minister  of 
that  name. 

A  quarter  of  a  mile  further  and 
Bellevue  Avenue  turns  a  right  angle 
to  the  west.  At  the  outside  of  the 
angle  on  the  left  is  the  magnificent 
new  house  of  Frederick  W.  Vander- 
bilt,  situated  almost  directly  on  the 
cliffs,  and  commanding  a  wide  out- 
look over  the  sea.  It  occupies  the 
estate  formerly  owned  by  Jacob  Dun- 
nell,  of  Pawtucket. 

About  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from 
the  turn  Bellevue  Avenue  terminates 
at  Bailey's  Beach,  and  on  this  short 
stretch  there  are  some  very  elegant  res- 
idences. Bailey's  Beach  is  a  smooth 
little  beach  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
wide,  with  a  few  bathing  houses  near 


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148 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


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LAND'S   END. 

the  end  of  the  avenue.  From  here  also  the  graded  cliff  walk  starts,  and  a  walk 
of  a  short  distance  along  the  cliffs  will  bring  you  to  a  wooden  observatory, 
somewhat  shaky,  it  is  true,  but  from  which  you  will  have  an  excellent  view  of 
the  cliffs  to  the  southwest.  On  the  further  side  of  the  beach  perched  on 
the  rocks  is  the  residence  of  Henry  Clews,  the  New  York  banker,  and  in  the 
mass  of  rocks  to  the  southward  of  this  house  is  Spouting  Rock,  through 
which  the  water  is  forced  in  a  jet  during  powerful  southeast  storms. 

When  returning  from  the  end  of  the  avenue  if  you  form  a  party  you  can  get 
the  driver  to  take  another  route  back.  Returning  along  Bellevue,  turn  down 
Marine  Avenue,  then  into  Wetmore  Avenue  on  the  left,  passing  a  number  of 
very  beautiful  houses  on  either  side.  Then  turn  to  the  right  into  Ruggles 
Avenue  and  take  Ochre  Point  Avenue,  the  second  street  to  the  left.  The  first 
house  on  the  right  as  we  turn  into  Ochre  Point  Avenue  is  the  residence  of  Cor- 
nelius Vanderbilt,  formerly  the  property  of  Pierre  Lorillard.  On  the  side  tow- 
ard the  cliffs,  north  corner  of  the  next  street,  Shepard,  is  the  beautiful  residence 


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built  by  Miss  Catherine  Wolfe,  and  now  belonging  to  Louis  Lorillard.  On  the 
right  is  the  estate  of  J.  J.  Van  Allen,  whose  house  of  cream  colored  stone  fronts 
on  Lawrence  Avenue.  A  short  distance  further,  on  the  right,  are  the  "cot- 
tages" of  Ogden  Goelet  and  Robert  Goelet,  both  estates  fronting  on  the  cliffs,  the 
latter  being  at  the  foot  of  Narragansett  Avenue.  Across  the  street  from  Robert 
Goelet  is  the  estate  of  the  late  W.  R.  T ravers,  of  New  York.  A  short  drive  up 
Narragansett  Avenue  brings  us  to  Bellevue  Avenue  and  we  return  to  our  start- 
ing point.       This    drive  takes  us  past  the  most  stylish  and  expensive  group 


NEWPORT. 


149 


PURGATORY 


of  Newport's  summer  residences.  If  the 
visitor  wishes  to  continue  the  pleasure  of 
inspecting  these  beautiful  abodes  a  drive 
from  the  union  of  Touro  Street  and  Belle- 
vue  Avenue,  through  Kay  Street,  Rhode 
Island  Avenue,  Buena  Vista  Street,  and 
Gibbs  Avenue  to  Bath  Road,  will  afford 
all  requisite  opportunity. 

The  grand  drive  in  Newport  is  around 
Ocean  Avenue,  sometimes  called  the  ten 
mile  drive  from  the  fact  that  the  circuit 
from  Washington  Square  and  return  is  be- 
tween ten  and  eleven  miles.  The  first 
portion  of  this  drive  is  up  Touro  Street 
and  along  Bellevue  Avenue  already  de- 
scribed. Starting  from  Bailey's  Beach  the 
road  follows  the  indentations  of  the  shore, 
affording  magnificent  views  of  the  rocky 
coast.  In  arranging  for  this  drive  it  is  an 
easy  matter  to  get  a  driver  who  can  point 

out  the  different  residences  and  the  places  of  interest,  but  the  chief  attraction  is 
the  scenery.  On  the  return  half  of  the  circuit  very  fine  views  of  the  city  and 
harbor  are  obtained. 

Other  drives  to  the  northward,  along  either  shore  of  the  island,  through 
beautiful  scenery,  and  past  historic  places,  will  amply  repay  the  cost  of  time  and 
money  which  you  can  justifiably  spend  upon  them. 

Two  miles  across  the  city  from  the  landing  of  the  Providence  and  Wick- 
ford  boats  is  Easton's  Beach,  one  of  the  chief  attractions  of  Newport.  During 
the  season  the  coaches  already  mentioned  ply  regularly  from  the  boats  and  trains 
to  the  beach,  and  for  ten  cents  any  of  them  will  carry  you  there.  The  route  is 
directly  east  over  the  neck  of  the  peninsula,  first  up  some  of  the  narrow,  hillside 
streets,  then  through  the  business  portion 
of  Bellevue  Avenue  and  down  the  Bath 
Road  to  the  beach.  The  first  portion  of 
the  latter  avenue  is  not  at  all  a  handsome 
neighborhood,  but  at  the  eastern  end  are 
the  outposts  of  the  summer  residences,  and 
in  fact  this  highway  is  the  dividing  line  be- 
tween the  two  chief  groups.  Approaching 
the  beach  the  road  leads  down  a  steep  in- 
cline and  an  excellent  view  is  obtained  of 
the  long  stretch  of  level  sand  with  the  surf 
dashing  in  upon  it.  The  beach  is  at  the 
head  of  an  inlet  open  to  the  ocean  from  the 
south,  on  which  account  there  is  always  a 
s^ood  surf.     It  is  smooth,  wide,  and   level,  the  forty  steps 


150  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

formed  of  fine,  hard  sand,  and  is  nearly  a  mile  in  extent  in  a  straight  line. 
Formerly  the  bathing  houses  and  the  buildings  for  the  accommodation  of  visi- 
tors were  very  dilapidated  in  appearance,  but  in  1887,  extensive  new  structures 
were  erected,  the  sea  wall  bounding  the  roadway  was  extended  and  repaired, 
the  roadway  rebuilt,  the  locality  generally  improved  in  appearance  and  made  to 
correspond  with  modern  Newport.  These  changes  have  rendered  the  beach 
more  popular  with  the  residents,  among  whom  for  years  it  had  evidently  fallen 
into  disfavor. 

On  the  west  side  of  Easton's  Beach  the  shore  is  faced  with  cliffs  of  broken, 
jagged  rocks,  twenty  or  more  feet  in  height,  which  extend  all  the  way  around 
to  Bailey's  Beach,  and  the  residences  on  Ochre  Point  and  on  the  east  side  of  the 
lower  part  of  Bellevue  Avenue  are  nearly  all  so  situated  as  to  overlook  the  cliffs. 
For  all  this  distance,  about  three  miles,  a  graded  path  leads  along  the  edge  afford- 
ing magnificent  views  of  the  ocean  on  the  one  hand,  and  on  the  other  the  finest 
views  of  the  gardens  and  homes  of  the  summer  residents  to  be  had  in  Newport. 
Various  spots  in  the  rocks  have  been  given  names  and  are  connected  with  story 
and  legend.  At  the  foot  of  Narragansett  Avenue  are  the  Forty  Steps,  so  called, 
where  there  was  originally  a  number  of  natural  steps  in  the  rocks  leading  down 
to  the  water,  but  these  having  crumbled  away  are  now  replaced  by  a  wooden 
stairway.  Many  of  the  residents  along  the  cliffs  have  private  stairways,  locked 
and  barred,  leading  down  the  face  of  the  rock  to  the  water,  and  the  jutting 
headlands  are  dotted  with  little  summer  houses. 

But  although  this  pathway  just  described  is  justly  called  the  "  cliff  walk," 
it  is  not  the  only  pathway  by  the  sea.  In  Oldport  Days,  by  Thomas  Went- 
worth  Higginson,  is  a  very  comprehensive  description  of  the  walk  by  the  sea  : 
"  All  round  the  shores  of  the  island  there  runs  a  winding  path.  It  is  probably 
as  old  as  the  settlement  of  the  country,  and  has  been  kept  open  with  pertina- 
cious fidelity  by  the  fishermen,  whose  right  of  way  it  represents.  In  some 
places,  as  between  Fort  Adams  and  Castle  Hill,  it  exists  in  its  primitive  form, 
an  irregular  track  above  rough  cliffs,  where  you  look  clown  upon  the  entrance 
to  the  harbor  and  watch  the  white  sailed  schooners  that  glide  beneath.  Else- 
where the  high  road  has  usurped  its  place  and  you  have  the  privilege  of  the 
path  without  its  charm.  Along  the  eastern  cliff' it  runs  for  some  miles  in  the 
rear  of  beautiful  estates,  whose  owners  have  seized  on  it  and  graded  it  and  grav- 
elled it  and  made  stiles  for  it,  and  done  for  it  everything  that  landscape  garden- 
ing could  do,  while  leaving  it  a  footpath  still.  In  remoter  places  the  path  grows 
wilder  and  has  ramifications  striking  boldly  across  the  peninsula  through  rough 
moorland  and  among  great  ledges  of  rock." 

Beyond  Easton's  Beach  and  separated  from  it  by  the  peninsula  of  Easton's 
Point  is  Sachuest  Beach,  which  is  much  larger  than  Easton's,  but  not  so  safe, 
which  fact,  together  with  its  distance,  two  miles  beyond  Easton's,  causes  it  to  be 
almost  wholly  neglected.  On  the  east  side  of  the  peninsula  and  fronting  on 
Sachuest  Beach  is  a  deep  yawning  crevice  in  the  face  of  the  cliff,  160  feet  long, 
8  to  14  feet  wide,  and  50  feet  in  depth.  The  sea  flows  into  it  at  the  bottom  of 
the  cliffs.  It  is  known  as  Purgatory,  and  there  are  various  legends  connected 
with  it. 


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vf 


I 


,52  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

From  the  summit  of  the  precipitous  cliffs  in  the  neighborhood  of  Purgatory, 
the  scenery  within  range  of  vision  is  probably  the  most  picturesque  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Newport.  Sachuest  Beach,  in  its  whole  extent,  is  seen  at  once,  while  a 
few  hundred  rods  to  the  northward  are  a  series  of  rugged,  rocky  ridges,  broken 
up  into  crags  and  peaks,  rising  to  a  height  of  fifty  feet  or  more,  and  separated 
from  each  other  by  deep  valleys  or  gullies.  At  the  southern  extremity  of  the 
most  eastern  ridge  are  the  Hanging  Rocks,  where  the  famous  Dean,  afterwards 
Bishop  Berkeley,  is  said  to  have  penned  his  most  celebrated  writings.  The 
Happy  Valley  of  Paradise  is  a  small,  level  vale,  inclosed  on  all  but  one  side  by 
the  high  cliffs,  and  is  in  close  proximity  to  the  Hanging  Rocks.  None  of  the 
localities  just  mentioned  are  in  Newport,  but  in  the  adjoining  town  of  Middle- 
town. 

In  the  past  Newport  has  been  careless  about  perfect  sanitary  arrangements, 
but  the  matter  was  agitated  for  years,  and  as  a  result  a  good  system  of  sewerage 
is  in  operation,  and  although  the  entire  city  has  not  yet  been  furnished  with  the 
means  of  utilizing  it,  the  work  is  being  pushed  rapidly  forward.  In  1S85  a 
plan  was  agreed  upon  providing  for  the  discharge  of  the  sewerage  into  Narra- 
gansett  Bay,  west  of  the  Goat  Island  Breakwater,  by  means  of  a  submerged  iron 
pipe  across  the  bottom  of  the  harbor.  During  1SS7  the  pipe  was  laid  and  the 
outlet  constructed  300  feet  beyond  the  breakwater,  and  sewerage  began  to  flow 
through  August  1st,  18S7.  About  one-third  of  the  city  is  provided  for  by  new 
sewers,  and  as  others  are  now  in  process  of  construction,  before  the  end  of  the 
present  season  the  major  part  of  the  city  will  probably  be  provided  for. 
November  9,  1887,  the  City  Council  voted  $S8,ooo  for  the  further  carrying  out 
of  the  system  in  the  lower  part  of  the  city,  and  for  diverting  into  the  new  system 
the  sewers  which  now  flow  into  the  inner  harbor. 

An  excellent  system  of  water  works  was  built  some  years  ago  by  George 
H.  Norman.  The  water  was  at  first  wholly  obtained  just  north  of  the  beach 
from  Easton's  Pond,  on  the  west  side  of  which  the  pumping  station  is  located, 
but  this  supply  not  proving  as  satisfactory  in  quality  as  desirable,  a  further  sup- 
ply has  been  obtained  from  the  pond  near  the  Hanging  Rocks.  The  city  was 
given  the  option  of  purchasing  the  works  after  they  were  put  in  operation,  but 
the  electors  voted  not  to  do  so,  and  they  are  now  operated  by  a  joint  stock  com- 
pany. 

Not  the  least  of  the  attractions  of  Newport  are  the  short  excursions  that  can 
be  made  to  points  in  and  about  the  harbor.  You  can  go  to  Fort  Adams,  to  the 
United  States  Training  Ship,  to  Jamestown,  and  if  you  have  audacity  and 
influence,  to  the  Torpedo  station.  Fort  Adams,  one  of  the  strongest  fortifica- 
tions in  the  country,  guards  the  entrance  to  the  harbor  between  Newport  and 
Conanicut  Island.  You  can  drive  there,  a  distance  of  between  three  and  four 
miles,  or  if  you  have  friends  or  acquaintances  in  the  fort  you  will  be  allowed  to 
go  over  in  the  government  tug  boat,  the  distance  across  the  harbor  being  less 
than  a  mile.  On  the  way  Lime  Rock  Light  is  passed  in  the  upper  part  of  the 
harbor  near  the  shore,  on  the  rock  of  the  same  name,  and  the  keeper  of  the 
light  is  Ida  (Wilson)  Lewis,  a  brave  woman  who  has  acquired  a  national  rep- 
utation for  the  daring  manner  in  which,  at  various  times,  she  has  rescued  persons 
fiom  drowning.     The.  tug  starts  from  Ferry  Wharf  at  foot  of  Market  Square. 


NEWPORT. 


*53 


THE  GLEN. 


The  fort  is  an  immense  struct- 
ure, the  parade-ground  in  the  inte- 
rior covering  no  less  than  eleven 
acres,  and  there  is  an  extensive  re- 
doubt to  the  south.  Half  a  mile 
beyond  along  the  inner  shore  is 
Brenton's  Cove,  the  head  of  the 
harbor.  On  the  south  side  are 
frowning  cliffs,  and  the  place  would 
look  well  in  a  picture  under  the 
title  of  "  Pirates'  Haven."  A  num- 
ber of  old  hulks  line  the  shore,  in 
all  stages  of  dismemberment ;  this 
locality,  on  account  of  being  out  of 
the  way,  has  been  used  as  the  place 
to  beach  old  wrecks  and  let  them 
break  up.  Captain  Cook's  ship 
Endeavor  was  here  left  to  rot 
many  years  ago.     To  carry  out  the 

idea  of  its  being  a  pirate's  harbor,  the  story  has  gained  credence  in  some  quar- 
ters that  Captain  Kidd's  ship  was  left  here,  and  some  of  the  soldiers  will  point 
out  to  you  the  ribs  of  the  old  vessel  to  this  day. 

The  United  States  Training  ship  New  Hampshire^  moored  off  the  south- 
ern end  of  Coaster's  Harbor  Island,  which  lies  along  the  shore  at  the  north  of  the 
harbor  and  city.  The  island  formerly  belonged  to  the  city,  but  was  ceded 
to  the  government  several  years  ago  on  condition  that  it  would  be  used 
for  a  training  school.  The  large  white  building  on  the  slope  of  the  hill  is  the 
War  College,  formerly  the  Almshouse  of  Newport.  Visitors  can  drive  to  the 
island  and  inspect  the  college  and  the  ship,  but  if  you  exercise  a  little  diplomacy 
you  may  be  allowed  to  go  in  the  launch  which  starts  from  Commercial  Wharf 
about  every  hour. 

The  Torpedo  Station  is  on  Goat  Island  which  separates  the  inner  harbor 

from  the  main  passage  into  the 
bay,  and  lies  about  half  a  mile  t 
from  Newport's  wharves.  Strang- 
ers ;ue  not  allowed  on  the  island, 
as  the  work  of  the  station  is  the 
construction  of  and  experimenting 
with  sub-marine  projectiles,  and 
visitors  might  be  exposed  to  danger 
or  would  be  in  the  way.  If  you 
are  acquainted  with  one  of  the  of- 
ficers you  may,  however,  get  an 
opportunity  to  go  over  in  the  steam 
launch  which  makes  frequent  trips 
from   Ferry  Wharf.     The  view  of 


i54  PICTURESQUE   NARRAGANSETT. 

the  island  from  the  wharves  or  from  the  deck 
of  a  steamer  is  usually  quite  sufficient,  and  it 
presents  the  appearance  of  a  place  of  residence 
or  of  trade  with  hardly  any  warlike  character. 
But  the  finest  harbor  excursion  is  over  to 
Jamestown  on  Conanicut  Island  by  the  steam 
ferry  boat,  a  distance  of  about  two  miles. 
Leaving  the  wharf  we  move  across  the  harbor 
and  out  of  it  to  the  north  passing  Goat  Island 
on  the  left  with  its  long  breakwater  at  the 
north  end,  terminating  in  a  light-house.  On 
our  right  while  skirting  the  breakwater,  are 
capt.  thosTcrosby.  Long   Wharf  and   the    Old    Colony    Railroad 

wharves  and  docks,  with  some  of  the  mam- 
moth vessels  of  the  Fall  River  line  lying  alongside.  Northward  about  three- 
quarters  of  a  mile  along  the  shore  is  Coaster's  Harbor  Island,  with  the  training 
ship  in  the  fore-ground.  Circling  around  the  end  of  the  breakwater  the  boat 
heads  due  west,  and  we  soon  pass  close  to  the  south  side  of  Rose  Island,  mid- 
way between  Jamestown  and  Newport.  Perched  on  the  top  of  what  appears 
to  be  an  old  fortification  is  Rose  Island  light,  while  beyond  are  evident  remains 
of  old  earthworks.  Directly  south  we  have  an  excellent  view  of  Fort  Adams 
about  a  mile  distant,  while  across  the  entrance  of  the  bay  from  it  is  the  historic 
Fort  Dumplings  perched  on  the  rocky  cliffs  at  the  southeastern  extremity  of  Co- 
nanicut Island.  After  passing  beyond  range  of  Rose  Island  to  the  northward 
about  two  miles  away,  in  midchannel,  standing  up  out  of  the  water  clear  and 
distinct,  is  Gould  Island,  the  property  of  Edward  C.  Homans,  of  New  York, 
who  has  a  summer  residence  on  the  island,  which  is  also  used  as  a  rendezvous- 
for  the  New  York  Yacht  Club.  By  this  time  we  are  in  plain  sight  of  James- 
town, which  is  a  collection  of  less  than  a  hundred  houses,  mostly  summer  i"esi- 
dences,  of  a  good  size  and  two  or  thi-ee  hotels,  situated  on  a  gentle  slope.  A 
highway  leads  from  the  landing  across  the  island,  here  only  a  mile  wide,  and 
at  the  other  side,  if  you  care  to  go,  you  can  have  a  view  of  Dutch  Island 
Harbor,  a  roadstead  between  the  island  of  that  name  and  Conanicut.  The 
Kingston  shore  is  also  in  full  view,  and  to  the  south  the  southern  portion  of 
Conanicut  Island  with  the  narrow  isthmus  connecting  it  with  the  main  island. 
This  excursion  probably  affords  the  most  varied  illustration  of  physical  geogra- 
phy in  the  neighborhood  of  Newport. 

Several  of  the  existing  church  edifices  are  historic  structures  dating  back  to 
colonial  times.  Of  these  the  Sabbatarian  Church,  now  used  by  the  Historical 
Society,  and  the  Jewish  Synagogue  have  already  been  mentioned.  The  most 
noteworthy,  however,  of  all  these  edifices  is  Trinity  Church,  corner  of  Spring 
and  Church  streets,  erected  in  1725,  and  enlarged  in  1762,  which  is  worth  a 
visit  on  account  of  the  old-fashioned  character  of  the  interior.  The  meeting- 
house of  the  Society  of  Friends  on  Marlboro  Street  was  built  in  1700  but  has 
since  been  reconstructed.  It  is  a  large  plain  edifice  and  in  June  of  each  alter- 
nate year,   here  are  held  the  yearly  meetings  for  New  England.     The  oldest 


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155 


THE    MARQUAND    COTTAGE. 

church  organization  is  that  of  the  First  Baptist  Society,  which  is  said  to  date 
from  the  first  settlement  of  the  island.  The  present  fine  edifice,  corner  of  Spring 
and  Sherman  streets,  was  erected  in  1841.  Of  existing  churches  the  finest 
structures  are  the  Channing  Memorial,  Pelham  Street,  opposite  Touro  Park  ; 
St.  Mary's,  Roman  Catholic,  corner  Spring  and  Levin  streets,  and  the  United 
Congregational,  corner  Pelham  and  Spring  streets.  The  colored  people  have 
three  churches,  a  Baptist,  a  Methodist,  and  a  Congregational,  all  in  a  flourish- 
ing condition. 

The  streets  of  Newport  while  open  to  objection  during  rainy  weather  or  in 
the  winter  months  on  account  of  not  being  as  generally  paved  as  in  cities  of  its 
size,  are  yet,  during  the  summer,  probably  better  adapted  to  its  own  peculiar 
life  than  otherwise  they  would  be.  In  the  older  portion  the  paving  both  in  the 
roadways  and  on  the  sidewalks  needs  repairing,  but  a  great  deal  has  been  done 
to  remedy  this  recently.  The  avenues,  however,  are  many  of  them  macada- 
mized and  make  almost  perfect  roadways. 

Although  possessing  such  splendid  facilities  for  business  afforded  by  her 
fine  harbor  and  excellent  railroad  and  steamboat  connections,  Newport  has 
never  been  successful  in  manufacturing  like  other  places  in  the  state.  At  one 
time  there  were  three  cotton  mills  in  operation,  but  they  all  met  with  misfor- 
tune in  some  shape  or  other,  and  to- day  not  a  spindle  revolves  in  the  city.  The 
Perry  Mill  still  standing  on  Thames  Street,  near  the  steamboat  landing,  was- 
erected  in  1835,  but  has  been  idle  for  years.  A  short  distance  further  down  on 
the  same  street  is  the  Aquidneck  Mill  of  which  the  stone  part  was  built  in  1831 
and  the  brick  addition  on  the  front  in  1863  by  the  Richmond  Manufacturing 
Company,  when  they  purchased  the  concern.  The  mill  is  now  idle,  as  are  also 
the  works  of  the  Newport  Shot  and  Lead  Company  adjoining.  In  1837  tne  Cod- 
dington  Mill  was  erected  near  the  end  of  Thames  Street,  but  was  burned  De- 
cember 31,  1859,   and  was   never  rebuilt. 

In  view  of  this  dearth  of  manufacturing  the  question  arises  how  the  permanent 
population  of  20,000  people  earn  a  living.  This  is  not,  however,  such  a  difficult 
question  as  at  first  appears.  The  government  stations  in  and  around  the  harbor 
give  employment  to  many  people  who  reside  in  the  city,  the  Old  Colony  Railroad 


156  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

and  the  Fall  River  Line  of  steamers  bring  considerable  work  and  business, 
there  are  a  number  of  minor  manufactures,  such  as  fine  furniture,  rubber  spe- 
cialties, etc.,  many  fishermen  have  their  homes  here,  and  a  great  deal  of  business 
is  done  in  catering  to  the  summer  visitors,  so  that,  take  it  all  in  all,  there  is  much 
more  work  than  would  be  thought  at  first  sight.  But  there  seems  to  be  some 
evidence  that  a  revival  of  business  is  at  hand  as  two  electric  light  companies,  a 
building  association,  a  lath  company,  and  a  land  company  were  formed  the  past 
spring. 

There  are  three  routes  to  reach  Newport  from  Providence  and  two  from 
New  York.  From  Providence  you  can  go  by  the  Providence,  Warren  &  Bris- 
ton  Railroad,  via  Warren  and  Fall  River,  the  railroad  skirting  the  shores  of  the 
bay  for  a  large  portion  of  the  whole  distance  and  affording  many  pleasant  and 
some  grand  views ;  the  mo^t  popular  way,  and  in  fact  almost  the  only  route 
from  Providence  patronized  in  the  summer,  is  by  the  bay  steamers  from  whose 
decks  the  shores  and  islands  of  the  beautiful  Narragansett  please  the  senses  with 
their  ever-varying  panorama  ;  the  third  route  is  by  the  New  York,  Providence  & 
Boston  Railroad,  via  Wickford,  connecting  at  Wickford  Landing  with  a  steamer 
which,  after  an  hour's  sail  across  the  bay,  lands  the  traveler  in  Newport. 

The  chief  route  from  New  York  is  by  the  Old  Colony  Steamboat  line,  but 
the  Wickford  line  is  also  patronized  by  many  on  account  of  being  nearly  an  all 
rail  route.  From  Boston  the  main  line  of  the  Old  Colony,  running  through  Fall 
River,  terminates  at  Newport. 

With  a  climate  for  mildness  and  equableness  unsurpassed  on  the  Atlantic 
coast,  a  purity  of  atmosphere  resulting  from  the  nearness  of  old  ocean,  a  good 
water  supply,  a  fine  system  of  sewerage,  broad  avenues,  beautiful  homes, 
unequaled  in  the  country,  an  old,  historic  town,  a  magnificent  harbor,  the  city 
ought  to  continue  to  be  a  summer  emporium  of  fashion,  and  with  all  these 
advantages  should  develop  in  other  lines  as  well. 

The  old  Engs  building,  203  Thames  Street,  corner  of  Lopez  wharf,  is  said 
to  have  been,  during  the  years  when  the  slave  trade  flourished,  the  largest  slave 
station  in  New  England  ;  and  some  of  the  adjacent  buildings  still  standing  were 
used  as  slave  pens.  To-day,  however,  these  premises  are  used  for  much  differ- 
ent purposes,  and  Mr.  J.  H.  Martin  occupies  the  old  slave  mart  with  his  fine 
stock  of  china,  crockery,  glass,  fancy  goods,  and  one  of  the  largest  assortments 
of  Japanese  ware  in  the  country.  Mementoes  of  Newport  are  here  in  abund- 
ance, so  that  a  visit  to  the  store  will  repay  the  trouble  any  time,  for  the  oppor- 
tunities of  inspecting  the  historical  souvenirs,  as  well  as  the  large  selection  of 
general  novelties. 

With  the  improvements  in  sewerage  that  have  been  introduced  in  Newport 
the  present  and  past  years,  increased  attention  is  required  to  all  forms  of  sani- 
tary plumbing.  For  all  such  work  Joseph  Haire,  practical  plumber,  is  well 
prepared,  and  has  on  hand  all  the  latest  improvements  in  closets,  traps,  wash 
bowls,  and  other  appliances.  At  his  place  of  business,  132  Spring  Street, 
four  doors  north  of  Church  Street,  prompt  attention  is  given  to  all  orders. 


The  Strangers'  Guide-Newport. 


RESIDENCES  OF  SOME  NOTED 
PEOPLE. 


Agassiz,  Prof.  Alexander,  Castle  Hill. 

Astor,  William,  Bellevue  ave.  and  the  Cliffs,  south 
end. 

Astor,  W.  Waldorf.  Bellevue  Ave.  and  the  Cliffs, 
south  end. 

Bennett,  James  Gordon,  Bellevue  Ave.  opp.  Casino. 

Belmont,  August,  southeast  corner  of  Marine  and 
Bellevue  aves. 

Bancroft,  George,  Bancroft  Ave.  and  Cliffs. 

Brewer,  Mrs.  Gardner,  Ledge  Koad,  Bellevue  Ave.  and 
the  Cliffs. 

Blatehford,  Justice  Samuel,  Greenongh  Place. 

Bell,  Isaac,  Jr.,  northwest  corner  Bellevue  Ave.  and 
Perry. 

Bouaparte,  Col.  Jerome  N.,  Harrison  Ave. 

Baldwin,  C.  C,  northeast  corner  of  Narragansett  and 
Bellevue  aves. 

Ca.roll,  Ex-Gov.  John  Lee,  of  Maryland,  Clay. 

Cullum,  Gen.  George  W.,  Sea  View  Ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Clews,  Henry,  Ocean  Ave.  near  Spouting  Rock  and 
Bailey's  Beach. 

D'Hauteville,  F.  S.  G.,  southwest  corner  Gordon  and 
Bellevue  Ave. 

Goelet,  Ogden,  northeast  corner  Ochre  Point  Ave.  and 
Webscer,  to  the  Cliffs. 

Goelet,  Robert,  foot  of  Narragansett  Ave.,  on  Ochre 
Point  Ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Gammell,  William,  Narragansett  Ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Gammell,  R.  H.  I.,  Narragansett  Ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Howe,  Mrs.  Julia  Ward,  Lawton's  Valley. 

Havemeyer,  Theodore  A.,  northwest  corner  of  Ban- 
croft and  Bellevue  Aves. 

Hunt,  Richard  M.,  northwest  corner  of  Church  and 
Bellevue  Ave. 

Kernochan,  James  P..  Marine  Ave. 

Low,  A.  A.,  near  Castle  Hill. 

Luce,  Rear  Admiral  S.  B.,  Francis  and  Rhode  Island 
Ave. 

Lorillard,  Louis  L.,  Shepard  and  Ochre  Point  aves. 
and  the  Cliffs. 

Marquand,  Henry  Q.,  northeast  corner  Rhode  Island 
Ave.  and  Buena  Vista. 

Stevens,  Mrs.  Paran,  Bellevue  Ave.  and  Jones,  near 
Casino. 

Van  Alen,  J.  J.,  Ochre  Point  and  Lawrence  Aves. 

Vanderbilt.  Cornelius,  south  side  Ruggles  Ave.,  Ochre 
Point  Ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Vanderbilt,  Frederick  W.,  new  house  at  the  turn  of 
Bellevue  Ave.,  on  Cliffs  at  Rough  Point. 

Winans,  Ross  R.,  Ocean  Ave. 

Weld,  William  G.,  northeast  corner  of  Bellevue  aud 
Parker  Aves. 

Wetmore,  Ex-Gov.  George  Peabody,  Bellevue  and 
Shepard  Aves. 


POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


Almy's  Pond,  near  Bailey's  Beach,  north. 

Bailey's  Beach,  end  of  Bellevue  ave. 

Black  Rock,  near  Brenton's  Point. 

Brenton's  Point,  the  most  southerly  extremity  of  the 
Island,  off  Ocean  ave. 

Brenton's  Cove,  head  of  harbor  to  southwest,  near 
Fort  Adams. 

Bull  House  (oldest  in  Newport),  Spring  Street,  short 
distance  from  Washington  square. 

City  Hall,  foot  Washington  Square,  Thames  street. 

Channing  Memorial  Church,  Pelham,  opposite  Touro 
Park. 

Channing  House  (old),  Thames  Street. 

Children's  Home,  24  School. 

Casino,  194  Bellevue  ave. 


Coddington  School. 

Castle  Hill,  Western  extremity  of  peninsula,  overlook 
ing  main  entrance  to  Narragansett  Bay. 

Coggeshall  Ledge,  at  end  of  Ledge  Road. 

Castle  Hill  Point,  northern  point  of  Castle  Hill. 

County  Jail,  13  Marlborough. 

Cherry  Neck,  ocean  road,  just  beyond  Lily  Pond. 

Cliff  Walk,  from  Easton's  to  Bailey's  Beach. 

Easton  Beach,  end  Bath  road. 

Easton  Pond,  north  of  Easton  Beach. 

Fort  Adams,  entrance  harbor. 

Fort  Greene,  on  harbor,  end  Washington. 

Fort  Walcott,  near  Fort  Greene. 

Forty  Steps,  end  Narragansett  ave. 

Friend's  Meeting  House,  Farewell  and  Marlboro. 

Gooseberry  Island,  off  Cherry  Neck. 

Goat  Island,  in  harbor. 

Halidon  Hill,  overlooking  harbor  from  south. 

High  School.  Church. 

Industrial  School  for  Girls,  Broadway 

Jewish  Synagogue,  Touro,  near  Washington  Square. 

Jewish  Cemetery,  eastern  corner  of  Kay  Street  and 
Bellevue  ave. 

Liberty    Tree,  Liberty  Square,  junction   of   Warner, 
Farewell  and  Thames. 

Land's  End,  near  end  Ledge  road,  overlooking  Bailey's 
Beach. 

Lily  Pond,  west  of  Almy's  Pond  and  Bailey's  Beach. 

Lime  Rock  (and  lighthouse),  in  south  part  of  harbor. 

Mason's  Hall,  corner  Church  and  School. 

Music  Hall,  Bellevue  ave.,  between  Casino  and  Ocean 
House. 

Miantonomi  Hill,  an  elevation  150  feet  in  height,  a  mile 
and  a  half  north  of  Washington  Square. 

Newport  Gas  Co.,  181  Thames. 

Newport  Artillery  Armory,  Clark. 

Newport    Historical    Society    building,    next   above 
Jewish  Synagogue  on  Touro. 

Newport   Reading  Room,  corner   Church  street    and 
Bellevue  ave. 

Newport  Hospital,  1«  Howard   ave.    and    Friendship 
street. 
Opera  House,  Washington  Square. 
Old  Stone  Mill,  Touro  Park. 
Ochre  Point,  off  Marine  and  Ruggles  aves. 
Ocean  House,  Bellevue  ave.,  corner  Bowery. 
Perry  House,  Washington  Square. 
Perry  Statues:  Com.  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  Washington 
Square;  Com.  M.  C.  Perry,  Touro  Park. 
Parade,  Washington  Square. 
People's  Free  Library,  260  Thames. 
Polo  Grounds,  north  end  Thames. 

Price's  Neck,  Ocean  Road,  beyond  Cherry  Neck,  U.  S. 
Life  Saving  Station  at  its  extremity. 
Rough  Point,  off  F.  W.  Vanderbilt's   house,  Bellevue 

Rocky  Farm  Gully,  off  Ocean  road,  south  from  Lily 
Pond. 
Ragged  Point,  the  southern  point  of  Castle  Hill. 
Ramshead,  Castle  Hill. 

Redwood  Library.  Bellevue  ave.,  near  Touro  Park. 
St.  Mary's  Church  (R.  O),  corner  Levins  and  Spring. 
State  House,  head  Washington  Square. 
Sheep  Point,  Cliffs  off  Yznaga  ave. 


Sporting  Rock,  west  of  Bailey's  Beach. 
Telegraph  Hill,  F 
of  Washington  Sm 


felegraph  Hill,  Beacon  Road,  about  five  miles  south 


Touro  Park,  Bellevue  ave..  Pelham  and  Mill. 

Trinity  Church,  Spring,  corner  Church. 

United  Congregational  Church,  corner  Pelham  and 
Spring. 

United  States  Custom  House  and  Post-office,  corner 
Thames  and  Frankliu. 

U.  S.  Engineer's  office 

U.  S.  Torpedo  Station,  Goat  Island. 

U.  S.  Naval  Training  Station,  including  Training  Ship 
"New  Hampshire,"  and  the  War  College,  on  Coaster's 
Harbor  Island. 

Vernon  House  (old),  corner  Clark  and  Mary. 

Water  Works,  Pumping  Station,  north  shore  Easton's 
Pond. 

Washington  Square./Thames  and  Touro. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


POINTS      OF     INTEREST      OUTSIDE 
CITY    LIMITS.* 

Lawton's  Valley  about  six  miles  north  on  west  shore 
of  Island. 

The  Glen,  about  six  miles  north,  on  east  shore  of 
Island. 

Saehuest  Beach,  beyond  Easton's  Beach. 

Hanging  Rocks,  back  of  Saehuest  beach. 

Happy  Valley  of  Paradise,  near  Happy  Rocks. 

Purgatory,  on  Cliffs  west  of  Saehuest  Beach. 

Whitehall,  back  of  Happy  Valley,  ancient  residence  of 
Bishop  Berkley. 

WHARVES. 

Aquidneck  Mill,  447  Thames. 

Bull's  197  Thames. 

Bowen's,  259  Thames. 

Bannister's. 

Brown  &  Howard's,  from  411  Thames. 

Champlin  Wharf,  185  Thames. 

City  Wharf,  adjoining  Long  Wharf. 

Coddington,  513  Thames. 

Commercial,  303  Thames. 

Ferry,  241  Thames. 

Hammett's,  345  Thames. 

Kinsley's,  271  Thames. 

Langley's,  305  Thames. 

Lawton's. 

Lee's,  431  Thames. 

Long,  125  Thames. 

Lopez,  203  Thames. 

Old  Colony,  R.  R.  station. 

Perry  Mill,  339  Thames. 

Peckham's,  215  Thames. 

Sherman's  159  Thames. 

Swinburne's.  173  and  213  Thames. 

Sayer's,  283  Thames. 

Scott's,  293  Thames. 

Swan's,  151  Thames. 

Spring,  469  Thames. 

Sisson's,  479  Thames. 

William's. 

Wait's,  495  Thames. 

HOTELS. 

Aquidneok  House,  Pelham,  corner  Corne. 

Bravton's,  38  &  44  Pelham. 

Cliff  Avenue  Hotel  and  Cottage,  20  Cliff  Ave. 

Cliffton  House,  113  Bellevue  Ave. 

Germania  Hotel,  22  State  Street. 

Hartman  House.  10  Bellevue  Ave. 

Ocean  House,  Bellevue  Ave.  corner  East  Bowery. 

Park  Hotel,  Washington  Sq.  opp.  State  House. 

Perry  House,  Washington  Sq. 

DEPOTS, 

Old  Colony  R.  R.,  West  Marlboro,  near  Thames. 
Old  Colony  Line,  end  of  Long  Wharf. 
Continental  Steamboat  Co.,  Commercial  Wharf. 
Jamestown  Ferry,  Ferry  Wharf. 

Newport  &  Wickford  R.  R.  and  Steamboat  Co.,  Com- 
mercial Wharf. 

CEMETERIES. 

Friend's  Cemetery,  Tilden  Ave.  corner  Kay. 
St.  Mary's  Catholic  Cemetery,  Warner  and  Spruce. 
North  City  Cemetery,  Farewell. 
Island  Cemetery,  Warner. 

Old  City  Cemetery,  Warner,  adjoining  Island  Cemetery. 
Jewish  Cemetery,  corner  Kay  and  Bellevue  Ave. 

CHURCHES. 

All  Saints'  Memorial  (Episcopal),  Beach,  corner  Cot- 
tage. 

Central  Baptist,  Clarke. 

Channing  Memorial.  Pelham,  opposite  Touro  Park. 

Emanuel,  (Episcopal),  Spring,  coiner  Dearborn. 

Friends'  Meeting  House,  West  Broadway  and  Marl- 
borough. 

First  Baptist,  Spring,  corner  Sherman. 

First  Methodist,  Marlboro,  near  Charles. 


Grace  Chapel,  Thames,  corner  Wellington  ave. 

Mt.  Zion  A.M.  E.,  Bellevue  ave.,  next  to  Jewish  Ceme- 
tery. 

Second  Baptist,  corner  North  Baptist  and  Farewell. 

Shiloh  Baptist  (colored),  Mary,  corner  School. 

St.  John,  The  Evangelist  (Episcopal),  Poplar. 

St.  Marys  R.  C.  Church,  Convent  and  School,  Spring, 
corner  Levin. 

St.  George  Chapel  (Episcopal),  Rhode  Island  ave.,  near 
Broadway. 

St.  Joseph  Church  (R.  C),  Touro,  corner  Clarke. 

Swedish  M.  E.  Church,  173  Spring. 

Thames  St.  M.  E.,  Thames,  corner  Brewer. 

Touro  Synagogue,  Touro  St. 

Trinity  Episcopal,  Spring,  corner  Church. 

Union  Congregational,  Division,  bet.  Church  and  Mary. 

United  Congregational,  corner  Spring  and  Pelham. 

PARKS. 

Touro  Park,  Bellevue  Avenue,  Mill  and  Belham,  area 
18,350  so.  ft. 

The  Mall,  Washington  Square,  Thames  and  Touro, 
area  17,750  sq.  ft. 

Liberty  Park,  Marlboro,  Meeting  and  Farewell,  area 
2,500  sq.  ft. 

Equality  Park,  Broadway  and  West  Broadway,  area 
13,250  sq.  ft. 

Congdon  Park,  Broadway  and  Cranston,  area  8,030  sq.  ft. 

Morton  Park,  Coggeshall  Avenue  and  Brenton,  area 
534,800  sq.  ft. 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  apparatus  consists  of  four  steam  fire  engines,  four 
hose  reels,  and  one  hook  and  ladder  truck. 

FIRE  STATIONS. 

Hose  Tower  and  Battery  Station,  West  Marlboro  St., 
near  O.  C.  R.  R.  Depot. 
Hook  and  Ladder  No.  1,  Long  Wharf,  near  City  Hall. 
Steam  Fire  Engine  No.  1,  Mill  St.,  near  Thames. 
Steam  Fire  Engine  No.  2,  Bridge  St.,  near  Third. 
Hose  Reel  No.  4.  Equality  Park  Place. 
Steam  Fire  Engine  No.  5,  Touro.  junction  of  Mary. 
Hose   Real  No.  6,  Court,  rear  of  old  Gas  Works,  near 


Steam  Fire  Engine  No.  7,  Young,  near  Thames. 
Hose  Reel   No.  8,  Prospect  Hill  Street,  near  Bellevue 
Avenue. 

PUBLIC  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS. 

Willow  Street  School,  (Fee  in  Long  Wharf  Trustees), 
corner  Willow  and  Third. 

Potter  School,  (Fee  in  Long  Wharf  Trustees),  Elm. 

Farewell  Street,  Farewell,  op.  North  Baptist. 

Edward  Street,  Edward,  near  Covell. 

Cranston  Street,  Cranston. 

Cranston  Avenue,  Cranston  Avenue,  near  Broadway. 

Coddington  School,  Mill. 

Clarke  Street,  Clarke,  rear  of  Artillery  Armory. 

Rogers  High  School,  Church,  op.  High. 

Lenthal  School,  corner  Spring  and  Perry. 

Parrish  School,  (fee  in  private  persons),  South  Spring, 
near  Wheatland  ave. 

PRIVATE  SCHOOLS. 

St.  Mary's  Parochial,  (Roman  Catholic),  Levin. 

The  Newport  Industriil  School  forGirls,  57  Broadway. 

Industrial  School  for  Boys,  Perry  Mill  Wharf. 

BANKS. 

Aquidneck  National,  284  Thames. 
First  National,  231  Thames. 
Merchants',  223  Thames. 
National  Exchange,  38  Washington  Sq. 
National  Bank  of  Rhode  Island.  303  Thames. 
New  England  Commercial,  263  Thames. 
Newport  National,  8  Washington  Sq. 
Union  National,  260  Thames. 

SAVINGS    BANKS. 

Coddington,  231  Thames. 
Island,  38  Washington  Square. 
Savings  Bank  of  Newport,  282  Thames. 


List  of  Newport  Cottagers,  1888. 


Astor  William,  New  York,  Bellevue  Ave.  &  the  Cliffs. 

Astor  W.  Waldorf,  New  York,  Bellevue  Ave.  and  the 
Cliffs. 

Agassiz  Prof.  Alexander,  Cambridge,  Castle  Hill. 

Aimon  A.  B.,  Salem,  Mass.,  lied  Cross  Ave. 

Andrews  Frank  W.,  Boston,  Maple  Ave. 

Arnold  Mrs.  Samuel  G.,  Providence,  East  Shore. 

Auchincloss  Henry  B.,  New  York,  Washington. 

Arnold  Dr.  F.  S.  E..  Youkers.N.  Y.,  Carroll  ave. 

Austin  John  C,  Providence,  Paradise  ave.  [Beach. 

Ashhurst  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Philadelphia,  Bellevue  ave.  and 

Appleton  W.  W.,  New  York,  (Whitehouse's)  Rhode 
Island  ave.  sett  ave. 

Auchincloss  John  W.,  New  York,  (Russell's)  Narragan- 

Auchincloss  Mrs.  Elizabeth,  New  York,  Washington. 

Backus  Mrs.  Dr.,  Baltimore  (Hazard"s),  Kay. 

Bell  Isaac,  New  York,  (King's)  Narragansett  ave. 

Brewster  Mrs.  Oliver,  New  York,  (Townsend's)  Kay  & 
Brinley.  [Island  ave. 

Bacon    Dr.  Gorham,    New  York,    (Yardley's)   Rhode 

Boynton  Jesse  V.,  Providence,  (Channiug's)  Tucker- 
man  ave.  [ington. 

Bigelow  Mrs.  J.    W.,  New    York  (Sanford's),    Wash- 

Barger  Samuel  F.,  New  York  (Traver's),  Narrrgansett 
ave.  [Beach. 

Brownell  Seth  H.,  Providence.  (Smith's)  near  Eastou's 

Beckwith  N.  M.,New  York,  (Weaver's)  Bellevue  ave. 

Belmont  Mrs.  O.  H.  P.,  New  York,  Webster. 

Bennett  James  Gordon,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Bancroft  George,  Washington,  Bancroft  ave.  and  the 
Cliffs. 

Blatchford  Mrs.  R.  M.,  New  York,  Beach  and  Green- 
ough  Place.  [Place. 

Blatchford  Justice  Samuel,  Washington,  Greenough 

Blatchford  Miss  S.  E  ,  New  York,  Catherine. 

Brewer  Mrs.  Gardner,  Boston,  Bellevue  ave  and  the 
Cliffs.  [the  Cliffs. 

Bancroft  John  C,  Melrose,  Mass.,  Bancroft  ave.  and 

Bowen  Stephen,  Boston,  Spring. 

Bruen  Mrs.  Mary  L.,  Boston,  Bellevue  ave. 

Belmont  August,  New  York,  Bellevue  and  Marine  ave. 
and  the  Cliffs. 

Bell  Dr.  C.  M.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Bull  Charles  M.,  Brooklyn.  One  Mile  Corner. 

Baker  Mrs.  Richard  Jr.,  Boston,  Bellevue  ave.  and 
Ledge  Road. 

Barstow  Captain,  U.  S.  A.,  East  Shore. 

Barstow  D.  H.,  Boston,  East  Shore. 

Bryer  Benjamin,  New  York,  near  Miautonomi  Hill. 

Black  Mrs.  Francis  L.,  New  York,  Honeyman  Hill. 

Bonaparte  Col.  J.  N.,  Baltimore,  Harrison  ave. 

Borden  J.  C  ,  Fall  River,  Ocean  ave. 

Borden  T.  W.,  Fall  River,  Ocean  ave.  [ave. 

Baldwin   C.  0.,  New  York,  Narragansett  and  Bellevue 

Barret  Mrs.  Alexander,  New  York,  Catherine. 

Bell  Isaac  Jr.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  and  Perry. 

Blight  Atherton.  Philadelphia,  Bellevue  ave.          [ave. 

B  ryce  J.  Smith,  New  York,  Narragansett  and  Bellevue 

Berryman  Mrs.,  New  York,  Rhode  Island  ave. 

Beeckmau  Mrs.  J.  L.,  New  York,  Ochre  Point. 

Carroll  Charles,  Baltimore,  (Phelp's)  Clav. 

Carroll  John  Lee,  Baltimore,  (Phelp's)  Clay. 

Clift  Smith,  New  York,  (Stitt's)  Bellevue  ave.  and 
Pelham  [Island. 

Carlisle  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Washington,  (Douglass'.)  Couamcut 

Cram  Henry  A.,  New  York,  (Hunnewell's)  Yznaga  ave. 

Caldwell  Misses,  New  York,  Kay  and  Ayrault. 

Cushing  Thomas  F.,  Boston,  Bellevue  ave.  and  the 
Cliffs. 

Coit  Rev.  Dr.,  Concord,  N.  H.,  Indian  ave.         [Corner. 

Cooke   Mrs.    Joseph    J.,   Providence,  near    One  Mile 

Chickering  Charles  F..  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.     [ave. 

Cnllum  Gen.  G    W,  U.  S.  Engineer  Corps,  Sea  View 

Coukling  F.  A.,  Jr.,  New  York,  Pelham,  Mill  and  George 
Streets. 

Coleman  Samuel,  New  York,  Red  Cross  ave. 

Coles  Mrs.  Elizabeth  U  ,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Churchill  Capt.  C.  C,  U.  S.  Army,  Ayrault  St. 

Caswell  John  R.,  New  York,  Bull  St. 

Cleveland  Dr.  Clement,  New  York,  Merton  ave. 


Cook  Henry  H.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Cadwalader  John,  Philadelphia,  Bellevue  ave.  and 
Ledge  Road. 

Cope  M.  C,  Cincinnati,  Washington  St. 

Carley  Francis  D.,  Louisville,  Ky.,  Bellevue  ave. 

Clews  Henry,  New  York,  Ocean  ave.  near  Spouting 
Rock.  [Streets. 

Cunningham  Dr.  E.  L.,  Boston,  Catherine  and  Cottage 

Gushing  R.  M.,  Boston,  Ocean  ave. 

Cassels  Col.,  Washington,  (Wells')  Conanicut  Island. 

De  Barrios,  Madame  Francisca,  New  York,  not  decided. 

Dutton  E.  P.,  New  York,  (Cooke's),  Gibbs  ave. 

Dunston  H.  R.,  New  York,  (Fearing's)  Bath  Road. 

Denison  Mrs.  H.  A.,  New  York,  (Wildes')  Kay  St. 

Dore  Mrs.  John,  New  York,  (Burrows')  Gibbs  ave. 

Davis  Theodore  M..  New  York,  Ocean  ave.        [vue  ave. 

DeForest  George  B.,  New  York,  (Chickering's)  Belle- 

Davies  Julian  T.,  New  York,  Purgatory  Road. 

D'Hauteville  F.  S.  G.,  New  York.  Bellevue  ave. 

Dale  Thomas  N.,  Patterson,  N.  J.,  Gibbs  ave.  and  Bue- 
na  Vista  St. 

Erving  Mrs.  Shirley,  Boston,  (Griswold's),  Kay  St. 

Evans  Jonathan,  New  York,  (Deas'),  Eastou's  Point. 

Eustis  F.  A.,  Cambridge.  Mass.,  Conanicut  Island. 

Ellis  John  W.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

Edgar  Mrs.  William,  New  York.  Beach  St. 

Emmons  Mrs.  E.  W.,  Boston.  Gibbs  ave 

Emmons  A.  B.,  Boston,  Gibbs  ave. 

Emmons  G.  B.,  Boston,  Cuuanicut  Island. 

Easton  F.  W.,  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  Paradise  ave. 

Fearing  Daniel  B.,  New  York,  Anuandale  Road. 

Fearing  George  R.,  New  York,  Narragansett  ave. 

Ferrill  Joseph  L.,  Philadelphia,  Conanicut  Island. 

Francis  Rev.  Lewis,  Brooklyn,  Honeyman  Hill. 

French  Abel,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  and  the  Cliffs. 

French  Francis  O.,  New  York,  Halidou  Hill. 

Freeman  Francis  P.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Foster  John,  Boston,  Le  Roy  ave. 

Fiske  Josiah  M.,  New  York,  Ochre  Point. 

Fellows  F.  W.,  New  York,  Washington  St. 

Filley  Mrs.  O.  B  ,  St.  Louis,  Conanicut  Island. 

Fry  Gen.  James  B.,  U.  S.  A.,  (Breese's),  Francis  Street 
and  Everett  Place. 

French  Seth  Barton,  New  York,  (Whipple's),  Cliff  ave. 

Fritsch  Hugo,  O.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  [Cliffs. 

Geolet  Robert.  New  York,  Narragansett  ave.  and  the 

Goelet  Ogden,  New  York,  (Sherman's)  Victoria  and 
Haggles  ave. 

Gibbes  Miss  Sarah  B.,  New  York,  Gibbs  ave. 

Gibbes  Miss  Einily  0.,  New  York,  Rhode  Island  ave. 
and  Beach  St. 

Gibbs  Major  T.  K.,  New  York,  Gibbs  ave. 

Gibbs  Prof.  Walcott,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Gibbs  ave. 

Gibert  Mrs.  J.  T.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Gammell  William,  Providence,  Narragansett  ave.  and 
the  Cliffs. 

Gammell  R.  H.  I.,  Providence,  Narragansett  ave.  and 
the  Cliffs.  [ave. 

Gammell  William,  Jr.,  Providence,  (Carey's), Channing 

Greene  C,  Providence,  Conanicut  Island. 

Greene  William  B.,  New  York,  Malbone  ave.  and 
Broadway. 

Gray  Mrs.  M.  E.,  New  York,  Narragansett  ave. 

Griffith  Dr.  R.  E.,  Philadelphia,  Conanicut  Island. 

Geraghty  J.  M.,  New  York,  (Brown's)  Summer  St. 

Grosvenor  William,  Jr., Providence,  (Stout's),  Bellevue 
ave.  and  the  Cliffs.  [Island. 

Green  John  P.,  Philadelphia,  (Peckham's),  Conanicut 

Green  Mrs.  J.  C,  New  York,  No.  Si  Pinard  Cottage, 
Narragansett  ave.  [ave. 

Goddard  E.  Ely,  New  Yrork,  (Mueuchinger's),  Bellevue 

Gregory  Charles  E.,  New  York,  (Case's),  Kay  St. 

Hargons  R.  L.,  New  York,  (not  decided.) 

Harriman  James,  Boston,  (Thayer's),  Bellevue  ave. 

Hayden  Mrs.  D.  H.,  Boston,  (Jay's),  Buena  Vista  St. 

Howe  Walter,  New  York.Beacou  Hill. 

Hopkins  Mrs.  J.  B..  Philadelphia,  I  lonanicut  Island. 

Hutton  G.  M.,  Baltimore,  Castle  Hill. 

Homaus  E.  C,  New  York,  Gould  Island.  [don  aves. 

Hamilton  Schuyler,  Jr.,  New  York,  Harrison  and  Hali- 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Howe  Mrs.  Julia  Ward,  Boston.  Lawton's  Valley. 
Hazard  Rowland  N.,  New  York,  One  Mile  Corner. 

Hoyt  Henry  S.,  New  York,  Beach  st.  and  Sunnyside  pi. 

Hartshorn  Mrs  E.  G.,  Providence.  Halidon  Hill. 

Hoffman  Miss  Susan  O.,  New  York.  Bellevue  ave. 

Huntington  Prof.  John  T.,  Hartford.  Indian  ave. 

Havemeyer  Theodore  A.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Hunt  Richard  M.,  New  York.  Bellevue  ave.  and  Church. 

Herrick  Elias  J.,  New  York,  Clay  st. 

Hamilton  Dr.  Allan  McLane.  New  York,  Price's  Neck. 

Hodgson  J.  M..  New  York,  LeRoy  ave. 

Howe  Judge,  New  Orleans,  (Fairehild's),  Washington. 

Hills  George  H.  B.,  New  York,  (Swift's),  Bellevue  ave. 

Hobbs  Paymaster  I.  G.,  U.  8.  N.,  (Hunter's),  DeBlois 
ave. 

Hitchcock  Mrs.  Thomas,  New  York,  (Hone's)  Spring  st. 

Harris  R.  Duncan,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  [ave. 

Heckseher  Mrs.  John  G..  New  York,  (Burrows').  Gibbs 

Hill  Mrs.  J.  M.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  [Cliffs. 

Ingersoll  Mrs.  H.,  Philadelphia.  Yznaga  ave.  and  the 

Josephs  Lyman  C,  New  York.  Purgatory  Road. 

Jones  Mrs.  George  F.,  New  York.  Harrison  ave. 

Jones  Harry  E„  New  York  Harrison  ave. 

Jones  the  Misses,  New  York  <  Acosta's),  Ochre  Point. 

Jones  Miss  C.  Ogden.  New  York.  Ochre  Point. 

Johnson  Joseph  G.,  Philadelphia,  Bellevue  Court. 

Jones  Miss  Emily,  New  York,  Wellington  ave. 

Johnson  Levi,  New  Haven.  Everett.  [nanicut  Is. 

Jenks  Mrs.  Hannah  M.,  Philadelphia.  (Howland's)  Co- 
Kane  Mrs.  DeLaney,  New  York,  (Langdon's),  Sunnyside 
Place. 

King  Ronald,  Boston,  Kay. 

Knowlton  E.  J..  New  York  (Warren's).  Gibbs  ave. 

K-ingsland  William  M.,  Searboro-on-Hudson  (Pendle- 
ton's), Ochre  Point. 

Kendall  Mrs.  S.  A.,  New  York,  Washington 

Kerr  William  G.,  Brooklyn,  Washington. 

Ketaltas  Mrs.  Eugene,  New  York,  Webster 

Knower  John,  New  York,  Belle\  ue  ave.  and  the  Cliffs 

King  Mrs.  Edward,  New  York,  Bowery  and  Spring. 

King  LeRoy,  New  York,  Bellevue  and  Berkeley  aves 

KingG.  G.,  New  York,  Beacon  Hill.  [Point. 

Kernochan  J.  P.,  New  York,  Marine   ave.  and  Ochre 

Kmdleberger  Dr.  D.,  U.  S.  Navy,  Conanicut  Island. 

King  Mrs.  A.  M.,  Hartford.  Avrault.  [ave. 

Leith  Alexander  J.,  New  York  (Griswold's),  Bellevue 

Leary  Arthur.  New  York.  (Paul's),  Mill. 

Lyon  T.,  New  York,  (Groffe's).  Ball. 

Livermore  C.  F.,  New  York,  (O'Brien's),  Bellevue  ave 

Livingston  Edward,  New  York,  Avrault. 

Logan  Lieut.  L.  C,  IT.  S.  N.,  Conanicut  Island. 

LeRoy  Mrs.  Daniel,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

LeRoy  Stuyvesant,  New  York.  Mann  ave. 
.,  Llv.!n5stou  Herman  T.,  New  York,  Sea  View  ave.  and 
the  Cliffs. 

Liviugston  Maturin,  New  York.  Bellevue  Court. 

Low  A.  A.,  Brooklyn,  Castle  Hill. 

Low  Josiah  O  .  Brooklyn,  Castle  Hill. 

Lyman  Miss  Florence.  Boston,  Webster. 

Ledyard  Mrs.  Henry,  New  York.  Catherine. 

Lorillard  Louis  L.,  New  York,  Ochre  Point. 

Lyman  the  Misses,  New  York,  Webster. 

Lafarge  John,  New  York,  Sunnyside  Place. 

Langdon  Walter,  New  York.  Sunnyside  Place. 

Lusk  Dr.  W.  T.,  New  York  (Bruen's),  Bellevue  ave. 

Livingston  Mrs.  Edward  Louis,  New  York  (Bush's), 
Avrault.  [the  Cliffs. 

Lawrence  John,  New  York  (Chanler's).  Bath   Road  and 

Miller  George  M.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Mason   the  Misses,  Boston,    Bath  Road  and   Rhode 
Island  ave. 

Miller  W.  Starr,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Masten  J.  Griffith,  Albany,  Everett  Place 

Morris  Wistar,  Philadelphia.  Conanicut  Island 

Morris  Miss  Jane,  Philadelphia.  Washington. 

McGlenen  H.  J.,  Boston,  (Burkinshaw's)  Howard  ave. 

Moflat  Miss  Myra,  New  York  (Hartshorn's),  Halidon 

Mason  A.  Livingston,  Providence.  Halidon  Hill. 

Matthews  Mrs.  Man,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave 
Com.  W.,  U.  S.  N.,  (Weedeu's), 

Merritt  George,  New  York.  Bellevue  ave.  and  Spring 
McClellan  Dr.  George,  Philadelphia.  Conanicut  Island. 
Morrison  W.  H..  New  York,  Honeyman  Hill 
Mahoney  John  H.  New  Yo'-k,  Bellevue  ave 
Marquand,  Henry  G.,  New  York,  Rhode  Island  ave.  and 

Beuna  Vista. 
McKay  Gordon,  Boston.  Marine  ave. 
Morehous  C.  P.,  Chicago.  Howard  ave 
Marin  ('apt.  M.  C,  U.  S.  N„  Kay 
Mann  Henry  A..  Washington,  Conanicut  Island. 
Mills,  Charles  K.  Boston.  (  Barker's  i  Paradise  ave 
McKim  Dr  W.  D.,  New  York.  (King's)  Hellevue  ave. 
Mitchell,  Mrs.  Alexander,  Milwaukee  (  Ferguson's)  Hal- 

ld°nTHlU„  ^     oi    T  [Rhode  Island  ave. 

McLureC.  D.,  St.   Louis,   (Cushman's)   Catherine  and 
Mendelssohn,  H.  E.  London  (Gray's)  Hellevue  ave 
Meudes  Rev.  A.  P.,  New  York,  (Engs')  Brinlev 
Mitchell  Dr.  S.  Weir,  Philadelphia,  (King  &  Wetmore) 

Parker  ave.  fave 

£!?,$l   Thomas,   Philadelphia,   (Rutherford's)  Harrison  , 
Mills  Ogden,  New  York,  (Anthony's  i  Hellevue  ave.  and 

the  Cliffs. 


Neilson  Miss  Mary  N.,  New  York,  Cottage.  fave. 

Nugent  Mrs.  George.  German  town,  Penn..  Coggeshall 
Norman  Hugh  K..  Boston,  Lawton'svalley. 
Neilson  Mrs.  Belle,  New  York,  (Swinburne's)  Green- 
ough  Place.  [Beach. 

Norman,  George  H.,     Boston,  Greenough   Place  and 
Newcombe  H.  victor,   New  York,  (Morton's)  Bellevue 
ave. 
Newlin  Professor,  Philadelphia,  Conanicut  Island. 
Osgood  William  H.,  New  York,  (Delham's),  Bellevue 
ave. 
O'Brien  John,  New  York.  Bellevue  ave. 
Ogden  the  Misses.  New  York.  Red  Cross  ave. 
O'Donnell  Mrs..  Baltimore,  Ochre  Point. 
Ogden  Mrs.  J.  D.,  New  York,  Red  Cross  ave. 
Oothout  William.  New  York,  (Burns')  Hazard  ave. 
Oelnchs  Charles  M..  New  York.  (Havemeyer's),  Kay  st. 
Osgood  Mrs   George  A.,  New  York,  No.  1  Pinard  Cot- 
tage, Narragansett  ave.  [Island. 
Patterson    Gen.  Robert    E.,  Philadelphia,  Conanicut 
Powell  Dr.  S.  C.  New  Haven,  Beach  st. 
Pinard  Mrs.  J.  B  .  New  York,  AnnandaleRoad. 
Post  Mrs.  L.  F.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 
Pierson  J.  Fred,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 
Paul  J.  W..  Philadelphia,  <  Maitland's),  Third  st. 
Post  Mrs.  N.  A.  V.,  New  York,  (Hall's),  Bellevue  ave. 
Pond  Anson  P.,  New  York,  Rhode  Island  ave. 
Pryor  S.  Morris.  New  York,  (Goodridge's),  Pelhani  st. 
Pearson  Frederick,  New  York,  (Sands'),  Ocean  ave.  and 
Ledge  Road. 
Parrish  Edward,  New  York.  (Robinson's),  Catherine  st. 
Potter  Frank  H.,  New  York.  (Willett's).  Catherine  st. 
Perry  Mrs  C.  G.,  Philadelphia.  Greenough  Place. 
Philbrick  Edward  S..  Boston.  Coddington  Point. 
Phinney  Theo.  W..  Chicago,  Carroll  ave. 
Pratt.  Samuel  F.,  Boston.  Bellevue  ave. 
Pell  John  B..  Brooklyn,  Purgatory  Road.  [ave. 
Porter  Frank  B.,  New  York,  (Leiber's),  Rhode  Island 
Pratt  H.  Ruthven,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 
Potter  Edward  T.,  New  York.  Catherine  st. 
Potter  Bishop  H.  C,  New  York,  Rhode  Island  ave. 
Parkman  Geortre  F.,  Boston,  Bellevue  ave. 
Pond  Mrs.  Harriet  N.,  New  York,  (Lieber's),  Rhode 
Island  ave. 
Porter  Admiral  D.  D.,  U.  S.  Navy.  Conanicut  Island. 
Perkins  Capt.  C.  H.  U.  S  Navy.  Bellevue  ave. 
Prince  Col.  W.  E.,  V.  S.  Army,  Beach  View  ave. 
Pratt  Albert  J.,  Boston,  Greenough  Place.                [ave 
Patterson  Miss  Laura,  Baltimore.  (Best's),  Bellevue 
Peckham  W.  M..  New  York.  (Honey's),  Gibbs  ave. 
Powel  Samuel,  Philadelphia.  (Eustis'i.  Gibbs  ave. 
Pattison  E.  J.,  New  York,  (Malcnm's)   Kay  st. 
Post  Miss  Laura,  of  New  York,  (Baker's)  Cranston  ave. 
Rogers  Fairman.  Philadelphia,  Ochre  Point,. 
Rice  Henry  A..  Boston,  Washington  st. 
Rives  William  C.  Boston,  Red  Cross  ave. 
Rhinelander  Frederick  W.,  New  York,  Redwood  st. 
Richards  W.  T.,  Germantown.Penn..  Conanicut  Island. 
Riggs  Mrs.  Elisha,  New  York  (King  Wetmore's)  Parker 
ave. 

Rosengarten   G.  D.,   Philadelphia,    (Mason's),    Rhode 
Island  ave.  [Point. 

Rhinelander  Miss   Julia,  New  York.  (Lewis'),  Ochre 
Riggs  Karrick,  New  York,  (Burns').  Hazard  ave. 
Reed  J.  Van  D..  New  York,  (Howard's).  Kay  st. 
Rosengarten   J.    G.,   Philadelphia,    (Mason's),    Rhode 
Island  ave. 
Robinson  Dr.  Beverly,  New  York,  (Carey's),  Bath  road 
Schroeder  Lieut.  Beaton,  U.  S.  Navy  (Greene's),  Con- 
anicut Island. 
Swan  J.  A.,  Columbus,  0.  (DeBlois'),  Gibbs  ave. 
Spencer   J.    Thompson,     Philadelphia    (O'Donnell's), 
Ochre  Point. 

Sinnickson  Charles  P.,  Philadelphia  (Terry's),  Gibb's 
a^e. 

Strowbridge    Mrs.  J.     C,  Philadelphia   (Anthony's), 
Conanicut  Island. 

Schermerhorn  W.  C,  New  York,  No.  2  Pinard  Cottage, 
Narragansett  ave, 

Stetson   George   W.,    New   York    (Woolsey's),   Rhode 
Island  ave. 
Stone  Mrs.  Joseph  F.,  New  York.  Bellevue  ave. 
Smith  Henry  J.,  Providence.  Bellevue  court. 
Stevens  Mrs.  Paran,  New    York,   Bellevue  ave.  and 
.(ones  Court. 
Smith  Benjamin  R.,  Philadelphia,  Washington. 
Schermerhorn     Edward    H.,  New  York,    Narrangan- 
sett  ave. 
Smyth  Frank,  Philadelphia,  One  Mile  Corner. 
Steele  Theodore,  New  York,  The  Point. 
Shoemaker   Benjamin     H.,    Philadelphia,     Conanicut 
Island. 


Schott  Mrs  Fllen  L.,  New  York,  Cranston  ave. 
Stanard  Mrs  Martha,  Virginia,  Bull  Street. 
Skinner  Francis  L.,  Red  Cross  ave. 
Sands    Mrs.    A.    L.,    New   York,    Catherine    St.    and 
Greenough  Place. 
Sands  F.  P..  New  York,  Catherine  Street. 
Suydam  Henry,  New  York.  Clav  Street. 
SatterleeDr.  F.  Le  Roy,  New  York,  Clay. 
Selfridge  Capt.  T.  O.,  U.  S.  Navy,  Conanicut  Island 


St  iire-is  Frank, 


York  (Holmes'),  Bellevue  ave. 


NEWPORT. 


161 


Steele  Charles,  New  York,  Cliff  ave. 

Shaw  Mrs.  E.  M.,  Boston,  Harrison  ave. 

Steward  Mrs.  Lispenard,  New  York,  (King's),  Bellevue 
ave. 

Sigourney  Henry,  New  York  (DeBlois'),  Cranston  ave. 

Stockton  Mrs.  Bayard,  Princeton,  N.  J..  (Rutherford's) 
Harrison  ave.  [and  Bellevue  Court. 

Swan  Donnell,  Baltimore  (Stockton's),  Bellevue  ave. 

Spencer  Lorillard,  New  York  (Sargent's),  Rhode 
Island  ave,  [cut  Island. 

Strowbridge  C.  C,  Philadelphia  (Hammett's).  Conani- 

Slater  Mrs.  J.  W.,  Providence  (Rhua  Cottage),  Bellevue 

Tailer  Edward  N.,  New  York  (Gen.  VanAlen's),  Ochre 
Point. 

Tooker  G.  Mead,  New  York,  Kay  and  Touro. 

Thorn  Mrs.  W.  K..  New  York,  Narragansett  ave. 

Tuckerman  Joseph,  New  York,  Mill. 

Turnbull  Mrs.  Grace,  New  York,  Kay.  [Island. 

Turnbull    Dr.     Lawrence,     Philadelphia,     Conanicut 

Taylor  Henry  A.  C,  New  York,  Annandale  Road. 

Terry  Rev.  Roderick.  New  York,  ( Ford's  >,  Halidon  Hill. 

Tyler  George  F„  Philadelphia  Bellevue  Court. 

Taggart  Philip  S..  New  York,  Broadway. 

Tennant  Mrs.  D.  B„  Petersburg,  Va.,  Bellevue  ave. 

Thomas  Rev.  Dr.  Jesse  B.,  Brooklyn,  Conanicut  Island. 

Tysen  Robert  P.,  New  York  (Tiflany's),  Narragansett 
ave.  [wood. 

Tuckerman  Dr.  Samuel  P.,  Boston  i  Tompkins'),  Red- 

Tuckerman  Dr.  Alfred,  New  York  (Crate's),  Ayrault. 

Thomas  Addison,  New  York  (Honey's),  Francis  st.  and 
Everett  Place. 

Thomas  Renald,  New  York.  (Derby's),  Kay. 

Townsend  James  B„  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 

Thorn  W.  K.,  New  York,  Narragansett  ave. 

VanAleu  James  J..  New  York.  Ochre  Point. 

Vanderbilt  Cornelius,  New  York,  Ochre  Point. 

Vanderbilt  Fred  \V„  New  York,  Bellevue  ave.  and  the 
Cliffs.  [ave. 

Van  Rensselaer    Mrs.  Alex.,  New    York.  Beach  View 

Vernon  Mrs.  J.  P.,  Providence,  Everett  Place.  [ave. 

Vanderbilt  William  K.,  New  York  <  Nortou"s)  Bellevue 

Waterbury  James  M.,  New  York,  (Stevens'),  Bellevue 
ave. 


Woodworth  Mrs.  A.  P.,  New  York,  Merton  Road. 
White  JohnS.,  New  York  (Wheeler's),  Channing  ave. 

and  Bath  Road.  [ston  Cottage,  on  the  Chfls. 

Whitney  Mrs.  Charles  L.,  New  Orleans,  No.  2  Living- 
Whitney  George  0.,  New  Orleans,  (Livingston's),  Sea 

View  ave.  „._.»•»  tav eJ 

Whitney    Charles,    Boston.  (Traver's).  Rhode    Island 
Wheeler  Miss  E.  B.,  Philadelphia,  (Kendall's),  V  ashiug- 

Wright  Mrs.  H.  A.,  New  York,  Rhode  Island  ave. 
Whitridge  John  O.  Baltimore,  Sandy  Point. 
Winans  Ross  R..  Baltimore,  Ocean  ave. 
Wales  George  \V\,  Boston,  Yznaga  ave.  and  the  Clins. 
Wilson  Richard  T.,  New  York,  Narragansett  ave. 
Wharton  Job,  Philadelphia,  Conanicut  Island. 
Wharton  Mrs.    Charles  W„  Philadelphia,    Conanicut 
Island.  „  , 

Wharton  Joseph,  Philadelphia,  Conanicut  Island. 
Wheeler  J.  C,  Philadelphia,  Washington. 
Witherbee  Silas  H.,  New  York,  Honeyman  Hill. 
Whitwell  Miss,  Boston,  Berkeley  ave. 
Whitwell  S.  Horatio,  Boston,  Berkeley  ave. 
Warren  Mrs.  Gen.  G.  K.  (Griswold's),  Channing  ave. 
Wheeler  C.  G..  Philadelphia,  Washington. 
Weld  Mrs.  William  F.,  Philadelphia,  Narragansett  ave. 
Weld  William  G.,  Boston,  Bellevue  ave. 
Weld  George  W.,  Boston,  Narragansett  ave. 
Warren  G.  Henry,  New  York.  Narragansett  ave. 
Wheeler  Mrs.  Charles.  Philadelphia,  Channing  ave. 
Winthrop  E.  L.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 
Whiting  Mrs.  Sarah  S.,  New  York,  Bellevue  ave. 
Whiting  Augustus  L.,  New  York,  Bellevue   ave.  and 

Willoughby  Hugh  L.,  Saratoga  Springs.  Halidon  ave. 
Watson  Dr.  W.  A..  New  York,  Spriugand  John. 
Wilson  Prof.  Jas.  Hazard.  New  York,  Coddington  Point. 
Welles  W.  S.,  New  York,  Bellevue  and  Ruggles  ave. 
Wharton  Mrs.  Edward,  New  York,  Harrison  ave. 
Willard  E.  W.,  Chicago,  Miantonomi  ave. 
Wetmore  Samuel,  New  York.  Bellevue  ave. 
Wysong  John  J.,  New  Y'ork.  Ochre  Point. 
Wilson  M.  Orme.  New  York  (Carey's),  Narragansett  ave. 
Zabriskie   Andrew   C,    New  York,  (Arnold's),   Rnode 
Island  ave. 


HIGH  TIDE  AT  NEWPORT.-Eastern  Standard  Time. 

4S=-This  table  will  also  show  the  time  of  the  tide  at  other  places  on  Narragansett  Bay  and  adjacent 
points,  by  means  of  the  following-  easy  calculations  : 


For  Providence,  . 

add  30 

"  Bristol  and  Warren,   . 

'•    20 

"  Fall  River,     .       . 

"    25 

"  East  Greenwich,  . 

"    18 

"  Nayatt  Point, 

"  or. 

"    Bullock's  Point,   . 

"    10 

minutes.     For  Wickford, 


Beaver  Tail, 
Nai  mgansett  Pier,     • 
Point  Judith, 
Block  Island, 


add  12  minutes. 
00 


subtract  10 
12 
11 


"^5 

JULY. 

AUGUST. 

SEPTEMBER. 

o3 

S3 

17 

JULY. 

AUGUST. 

SEPTEMBER. 

A.  M. 

P.  M. 

A.  M. 

P.  M. 

A.  M. 

P.  M. 

A.  M. 

P.M. 

A.  M. 

P.  M. 

A.  M. 

P.  M. 

i 

2.00 

228 

3.22 

313 

4.18 

4.12 

3.34 

2.52 

4.:i» 

4.20 

5.37 

5.50 

2 

3.00 

3.12 

4.10 

3.56 

4.52 

4.55 

18 

3.35 

3.44 

5.09 

5.12 

6  21 

6.39 

3 

3.55 

3.52 

4  50 

4.36 

534 

5.42 

19 

4.32 

4.35 

5.58 

6.02 

7.02 

7.24 

4 

4.42 

4.29 

5.28 

5.15 

6.12 

626 

20 

5.36 

5.36 

6.44 

6.50 

7.40 

8.07 

5 

522 

5.05 

6.03 

5.56 

6.50 

7.09 

21 

6.16 

6.14 

7.30 

7.38 

8.08 

8.49 

fi 

6.00 

5.40 

6.40 

6.38 

7.32 

7.56 

:>?, 

7.05 

7.02 

8.12 

8.24 

8.54 

9.32 

7 

6.34 

6.17 

7.17 

7.20 

8.16 

8.43 

23 

7.52 

7.50 

8.55 

9.10 

9.31 

10.16 

8 

7.09 

7.00 

7.58 

8.06 

9.03 

9.35 

9A 

b.40 

8.49 

9.38 

9.58 

10.10 

11.08 

9 

7.45 

7.33 

8.43 

8.45 

9.54 

10.34 

25 

9.28 

9.30 

1022 

10.48 

10.56 

11.45 

10 

8.26 

8.18 

9.32 

9.49 

10.52 

11.38 

26 

10.18 

10.22 

11.07 

11.44 

0.04 

11.48 

11 

9.11 

9.08 

10.26 

10.50 

11.52 

11.45 

27 

1108 

11.20 

11.56 

11.45 

1.07 

12.48 

12 

10.02 

10.04 

11.24 

11.45 

0.47 

12.57 

28 

Noon 

11.45 

0.44 

12.46 

2.08 

1.58 

13 

11.01 

11.08 

mdn 

1224 

1.56 

2.03 

29 

020 

12  51 

1.48 

1.40 

2.59 

2.54 

14 

Noon 

1145 

104 

1.26 

3.00 

3.06 

30 

1.24 

1.40 

2.46 

2.34 

3.44 

3.49 

15 

0.17 

12.58 

2.14 

2  27 

4.00 

404 

31 

2.26 

2.28 

3.36 

3.26 

16 

1.27 

1.55 

3.18 

3.24 

4.50 

5.00 

FOR  MARTHA'S  VINEYARD,  NANTUCKET  AND  NEW  BEDFORD. 

f~  Add  to  the  time  of  the  above  table  as  follows  for  the  places  named  : 


H.  M. 


H  M. 

4  42 

3  47 

0  00 


New  Bedford,  Clark's  Point,        .       .       .       0    31   I  Brant  Point  Nantucket,      .       . 

Edgartown  and  Cottage  City.  M.  V.,         .        4    30      SMSConset,  Nantucket, 

Vineyard  Haven  and  West  Chop,  M.  V.,  .       4    00  J  Muskeget  Channel,  west  end  Nantucket, 

Note.  —  For  all  places  given,  the  nearest  tidal  station  is  Newport,  R.  I. 

Example.—  Suppose  you  wanted  to  find  the  time  of  high  tide  September  13,  at  Cottage  City,  Martha's 
Vineyard.  Looking  in  the  table  you  learn  the  tide  is  full  at  Newport  on  that  date  at  47  minutes  afte>- 
midnightand  again  at 57  minutes  after  noon,  or  12.57  p.  m.  Add  to  either  the  ratio  given  for  Cottage 
City,  and  the  result  will  be.  for  the  first,  5.17  a.  m.,  and  for  the  other,  5.27  p.  m. 


Part  Fourth 


CHAPTER  I 


WESTERLY NARRAGANSETT    PIER:    ITS    PHYSICAL    CHARACTERISTICS,  HOTELS,  COTTAGES, 

AND       FASHIONABLE      LIFE SOUTH      FERRY      AND      SAUNDERSTOWN PEACE      DALE 

WATCH    HILL NOYE'S    BEACH. 


WESTERLY. 

The  township  of 
Westerly  forms  the 
southwest  corner  to  the 
State  of  Rhode  Island, 
but  the  name  is  also 
applied  more  partic- 
ularly to  the  busy  manu- 
facturing village  on  the 
east  bank  of  the  Paw- 
catuck  River,  five  miles 
from  its  mouth  and 
navigable  to  this  point. 
The  river  forms  here 
the  boundary  between 
Rhode  Island  and  Con- 
necticut, and  directly 
across  on  the  west 
bank  is  the  village  of 
Pawcatuck  in  the  town- 
ship of  Stonington, 
Conn.,  but  which  in 
common  parlance  is 
included  in  Westerly. 
From  the  river  the  land 
rises  on  either  side  to 
quite  high  elevations 
between  one  and  two 
hundred  feet  in  height,  but  the  slopes  are  gradual,  and  the  villages  are  situated 
along  the  river  banks  and  extend  back  up  the  hillsides.  Westerly,  as  thus  con- 
stituted, is  the  largest  and  most  populous  place  in  southern  Rhode  Island.     In 


BROAD  STREET,  WESTERLY,   DIXON   HOUSE  ON  THE  RIGHT. 


WESTERLY. 


163 


its  borders  much  manu- 
facturing is  carried  on, 
and  it  is  the  centre  for 
the  surrounding  regions, 
in  which  there  area  num- 
ber of  small  manufact- 
uring villages.  The 
business  in  the  compact 
portion  extends  for  half 
a  mile  along  the  liver  on 
both  banks,  and  on  the 
streets  running  up  and 
along  the  hillsides  are 
the  churches,  schools, 
and  residences,  the  whole 
forming  a  pleasant  town, 
which, from  its  situation, 
has  a  good  drainage,  and 
being  near  the  sea,  while 
it  is  protected  by  high 
land  to  the  north  and 
east,  has  a  salubrious 
climate. 

On  the  Rhode  Island 
side,  leading  from  the 
railroad  station,  the  prin- 
cipal streets  follow  the 
east  bank  of  the  river. 
A  walk  down  High, 
across  Dixon  House 
Square,  down  Main,  up 
Cross,  and  back  through 
Elm  and  Broad  to  the 
Square  will  afford  an  ex- 
cellent idea  of  the  town. 
The  Square  and  its 
neighborhood  is  the  cen- 
tral place  for  business  ; 
it  is  about  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  from  the  station  and 
fronting  on  it  is  the 
Dixon  House,  a  mam- 
moth four-story  brick 
hotel,  while  next  east  is 

the  First  Baptist  Church.  Immediately  westward  the  Broad  Street  bridge  spans 
the  river,  connecting  Pawcatuck  with  Westerly,  and  to  the  south  Main  Street 
runs  out  of  it.     On  the  river  bank,  corner  of  Broad  and  Main,  are  the  woolen 


1 64  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

mills  of  the  Stillman  Manufacturing  Company,  which  have  been  idle  during 
the  past  winter.  The  third  mill  from  the  corner  has  recently  been  purchased 
by  the  Atwood  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Stonington,  and  will  be  started  as 
a  silk  mill.  Further  down  the  street,  on  the  river  side,  are  lumber  yards,  coal 
depots,  etc.,  with  coasting  vessels  lying  along  side,  while  on  the  landward  side 
of  the  street  in  succession  are  the  Opera  House,  Armory  Hall,  and  the  fine 
Seventh  Day  Baptist  Church.  Across  the  river  a  little  above  here  are  the  cotton 
mills  of  the  Moss  Manufacturing  Company,  and  the  extensive  printing-press 
works  of  C.  B.  Cottrell  &  Sons,  adjoining  each  other  on  the  west  bank,  and 
from  here  can  also  be  seen  the  main  portion  of  Pawcatuck. 

Turning  to  the  left  up  Cross  Street,  Elm  Street  is  soon  reached,  which  runs 
parallel  with  Main  but  further  up  the  slope  of  the  hill.  It  is  bordered  in  its  whole 
extent  with  substantial  and  some  elegant  mansion  houses,  lined  with  fine  rows  of 
trees,  and  constitutes  a  very  beautiful  neighborhood.  At  the  corner  of  Elm  and 
School  streets  is  the  High  School,  and  just  beyond  on  the  west  side  is  the  Calvary 
Baptist  Church.  Proceeding  northward  we  soon  reach  the  junction  of  Elm, 
Broad,  and  Granite  streets.  Facing  Broad  Street  is  the  Christian  Church.  A 
few  steps  down  Broad,  running  through  to  Main,  is  Union  Street,  on  which  is 
the  Town  Hall,  a  fine  brick  building  with  a  tower  and  clock,  and  near  it  is 
the  engine  station  of  the  Westerly  fire  district,  containing  two  good  steamers, 
while  further  down,  near  Main,  is  the  Episcopal  Church. 

Westerly  is  famous  for  its  granite.  Half  a  mile  up  the  hill,  by  way  of 
Granite  Street,  the  summit  of  the  ridge  is  reached,  and  here  are  the  extensive 
quarries  and  yards  of  the  Smith  Granite  and  Rhode  Island  Granite  Companies. 
The  quarries  are  immense,  wide,  and  deep  holes  in  the  ground  out  of  which 
already  many  thousand  tons  of  stone  have  been  taken,  and  the  work  still  goes 
on.  Here  there  are  three  quarries.  Extending  in  rows  around  them  on  all 
sides  but  the  east  are  the  sheds  in  which  the  stone  is  dressed,  or  cut  into  figures, 
statuary,  and  all  sorts  of  monuments,  and  it  is  a  sight  worth  seeing  to  go  through 
these  buildings,  especially  the  ones  where  life-like  figures  are  being  cut  from  the 
dead  blocks  of  granite,  as  an  inspection  of  the  models  will  afford  more  pleasure 
than  can  be  had  in  visiting  most  art  museums.  To  the  northward,  along  Granite 
road  about  a  mile  further,  are  other  extensive  quarries  operated  by  the  Chap- 
man Granite  Company  and  other  firms,  and  at  Niantic,  five  miles  from  the  vil- 
lage but  within  the  limits  of  the  town,  are  other  quarries. 

Half  a  mile  north  from  the  railroad  depot,  but  in  a  component  part  of  the 
village  of  Westerly  is  the  locality  known  as  Stillmanville,  where  are  the  facto- 
ries and  tenements  of  the  Westerly  Woolen  Company.  Two  of  the  mills  of 
this  concern  are  on  the  Rhode  Island  side  and  one  on  the  Connecticut  side, 
and  they  are  all  built  on  the  river  bank.  A  highway  bridge  crosses  the  river 
just  above  the  mills. 

There  are  a  number  of  factory  villages  within  the  limits  of  the  town.  Two 
miles  north  of  Westerly  is  the  cotton  mill  and  village  known  as  White  Rock, 
belonging  to  B.  B.  &  R.  Knight.  Three  and  a  half  miles  from  the  station  is 
Potter  Hill,  where  are  situated  the  woolen  mills  of  J.  P.  Campbell  &  Company. 
At  Niantic,  five  miles  distant,  the  Carmichael  Manufacturing  Company  have  a 


WESTERLY. 


165 


THE  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH,   WESTERLY. 


mill,  and  the  same 
company  also  have 
a  small  establish- 
ment just  across 
the  Broad  Street 
bridge  in  Pawca- 
tuck. 

Although  there 
are  more  sepai'ate 
factories  engaged 
in  the  woolen 
manufacture  ac- 
cording to  the  last 
census,  the  num- 
ber of  persons  en- 
gaged in  the  cot- 
ton   and     woolen 

business  was  in  each  a  little  over  three  hundred.  The  most  important  industry 
in  the  town  is  the  granite  business,  employing  over  four  hundred  men,  a  large 
majority  of  them  skilled  workmen.  During  the  winter  of  1887-8,  the  woolen 
business  has  been  very  dull  ;  the  factories  in  Westerly  and  Niantic  were  stopped 
all  winter,  those  at  Stillmanville,  the  Westerly  Woolen  Company,  were  idle 
several  months,  but  started  in  spring.  During  the  same  time  the  cotton  mills 
at  White  Rock,  the  Moss  Manufacturing  Company's  Mill  across  the  river,  and 

Cottrell  &  Sons'  press  works 
have  been  running  full.  Dur- 
ing the  winter  the  granite 
works  are  usually  quite  slack. 
Westerly  is  the  stronghold 
of  the  Seven-day  Baptists, 
and  their  presence  brings 
about  the  curious  condition 
of  affairs  that  a  portion  of  the 
people  hold  their  day  of  wor- 
ship and  rest  on  Saturday. 
Some  of  the  stores  are  closed 
on  Saturday,  and  services  are 
held  in  the  churches  of  the 
denomination,  while  on  Sun- 
day these  stores  are  opened, 
and  the  Seven-day  people  go 
about  their  usual  occupa- 
tions. They  were  formerly 
much  more  numerous  than 
at  present,  and  several  of  the 
seventh-day  baptist  church,  westerly.  factories    conformed    to  the 


1 66  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

system,  but  now  the  only  concern  that  does  so  is  the  works  of  C.  B.  Cottrell  & 
Sons. 

On  February  n,  1S71 ,  the  Westerly  Fire  District  was  organized  under  a 
charter  from  the  General  Assembly,  practically  forming  the  inhabitants  of  the 
village  of  Westerly  into  a  separate  town  for  the  purpose  of  providing  and  main- 
taining means  to  put  out  fires,  and  all  taxable  voters  were  made  members  thereof. 
The  district  now  has  two  fire  engines. 

A  system  of  water-works  was  started  by  a  private  corporation,  November, 
1SS6,  and  is  now  in  successful  working  order.  On  the  hill  near  the  quarries  is 
a  large  boiler  iron  stand  pipe  about  seventy  feet  in  height,  which  gives  a  head 
of  water  sufficient  for  any  portion  of  the  place. 

From  Granite  Hill  on  the  Rhode  Island  side,  or  from  Hinckley  Hill  across 
the  river  in  Connecticut,  the  whole  village  can  be  viewed  to  rare  advantage.  To 
the  south,  Block  Island,  Long  Island,  Fisher's  Island,  Watch  Hill  and  its 
hotels,  Stonington,  Little  Narragansett  Bay  and  the  narrow  strip  of  land  in- 
closing it,  can  all  be  very  clearly  distinguished,  while  glimpses  of  the  Pawcatuck 
at  various  points  for  eight  or  ten  miles  of  its  course  can  be  had. 

In  the  limits  of  the  town  and  of  Pawcatuck  there  are  fourteen  churches  : 
three  Seven  Day  Baptists,  one  Seven  Day  Advent,  two  each  of  Roman  Catholic 
and  Baptist,  and  one  each  of  Methodist,  Congregational,  Christian,  Friends, 
Episcopal,  and  Advent.     Of  these  nine  are  in  the  village  of  Westerly. 

The  main  line  of  the  New  York,  Providence  and  Boston  Railroad  runs 
through  Westerly,  the  station  being  on  the  Rhode  Island  side,  forty-four  miles 
from  Providence.  Stages  run  daily  to  Hopkinton  City,  Ashaway,  Potter's  Hill 
Clark's  Falls,  and  White  Rock,  affording  good  opportunity  to  see  the  country  ; 
trips  are  also  made  to  Voluntown  and  Wakefield,  the  route  to  the  latter  place 
through  a  sparsely  settled  country,  on  a  mail  stage.  During  the  summer 
steamers  run  from  Westerly  to  Watch  Hill,  six  miles  distant  down  the  river. 

The  population  of  the  entire  town  of  Westerly  by  the  census  of  1885,  was- 
6,333.  It  is  quite  safe  to  say  that  Westerly  proper  with  Pawcatuck  has  a 
population  of  at  least  five  thousand. 

NARRAGANSETT  PIER. 

Imagine,  if  you  can,  a  rugged,  rocky  sea  coast,  on  which  the  waves  are 
constantly  beating  with  a  force  that  cannot  be  appreciated  unless  seen,  and  can- 
not then  be  estimated;  imagine  further  a  less  wild  adjoining  portion,  formed, 
not  of  rock,  but  of  sand,  which  the  waves  approach  with  a  force  similar  and 
equal  to  their  assaults  on  the  rocky  ramparts,  but  finding  less  resistance  melt  and 
merge  away  in  long  graceful  rollers,  chasing  each  other  up  and  down  the  smooth 
and  level  sands  ;  between  these  picture  a  region  of  chaos,  neither  wholly  rock 
nor  sand,  but  a  confused  jumble  of  both,  the  connecting  link  between  the  rock 
and  sand  shore.  When  you  have  succeeded  in  forming  such  a  picture  in  your 
mind  you  will  then  have  an  idea  of  the  physical  features  of  Narraganset  Pier, 
but  unless  you  are  familiar  with  the  ocean  in  its  varying  moods,  your  imagina- 
tion will  but  faintly  picture  the  ever-changing  form  of  the  crested  waves  as  they 


16S  PICTURESQUE   NARRAGANSETT. 

roll  in  on  the  sands,  the  dashing  and  breaking,  and  thundering  of  the  surf  on 
the  rocks,  and  the  manifold  forms  of  the  ever-troubled  waters,  always  different 
in  appearance  with  every  successive  changing  aspect  of  the  sky,  the  atmosphere, 
or  the  sunlight,  reflecting  on  its  broad  but  fretful  surface  glints  and  rays  of  all 
the  changes  in  the  wonderful  and  beautiful  firmament  above. 

That  such  a  locality  should  attract  the  lovers  of  the  beautiful  in  nature  is 
not  to  be  wondered  at ;  that  it  should  become  a  summer  resort  of  wealth  and 
fashion  was  inevitable  ;  for,  while  the  coast  has  all  these  charms,  the  country 
is  beautiful,  with  broad  meadows,  hills,  ponds,  streams  of  water,  villages  and 
farms,  and  it  has  many  pleasing  historical  associations,  in  fact,  surpassing  any 
other  partof  the  state  in  this  regard.  Here  in  colonial  times,  resided  great 
landed  proprietors,  who  kept  up,  with  their  numerous  slaves,  a  sort  of  feudal 
magnificence  and  princely  hospitality  ;  here  the  celebrated  breed  of  horses,  the 
Narragansett  pacers,  had  their  home  ;  here  in  the  kindly  and  primitive  fashion 
of  the  age,  the  slaves  imitated  their  masters  in  holding  elections,  as  narrated  in 
some  of  the  old  books,  which  so  garrulously  set  forth  all  these  particulars. 
And  the  aroma  of  this  kindly  olden  life  still  clings  to  the  hills  and  valleys  of  the 
country,  and  can  be  enjoyed  by  the  visitor  either  on  the  spot  by  association  or 
through  the  literature  which  deals  with  the  South  County,  both  directly  and  in- 
directly. 

Narragansett  Pier  is  on  the  eastern  coast  of  the  town  of  North  Kingstown, 
R.  I.,  near  the  western  entrance  to  Narragansett  Bay,  about  ten  miles  south- 
west from  Newport,  and  four  or  five  miles  north  of  that  dread  of  mariners, 
Point  Judith.  It  is  thus  exposed  to  the  full,  uninterrupted  sweep  of  the  ocean 
on  the  east  from  the  Pier  to  the  Point.  While  there  are  indentations  in 
the  shore,  no  harbor  is  possible,  as  on  the  calmest  day  the  long  ocean  swell  is 
on  the  water  and  the  waves  dash  strongly  against  every  rock  and  beach,  and  enter 
into  every  bay  with  undiminished  force.  In  fact,  it  is  from  this  circumstance 
that  the  Pier  takes  its  name.  As  the  inhabitants  found  it  desirable  to  have 
water  communication  with  the  outside  world,  in  the  least  exposed  portion  of  the 
coast,  about  the  year  17S0,  a  pier  was  built  by  John  Robinson,  and  as  all  back 
of  it  was  the  Narragansett  County,  of  course  the  pier  soon  came  to  be  known  as 
the  Narragansett  Pier.  The  sea  has  battered  down  many  of  the  piers  that  were 
built  since  that  time,  and  their  ruins  can  be  seen  on  the  shore  between  the  beach 
and  the  South  Pier,  the  only  one  remaining,  where  are  two  wharves  inclosing  a 
dock,  which  serves  the  purpose  of  a  harbor,  and  will  accommodate  several  ves- 
sels. On  the  largest  and  most  southerly  of  these  wharves,  is  a  large  coal  and 
grain  elevator,  where  nearly  all  the  coal  and  building  material  used  in  the  town 
is  received  and  handled. 

The  fashionable  resort  may  be  said  now  to  consist  of  two  portions.  Several 
years  ago  the  statement  was  true  that  it  was  a  settlement  of  great  hotels.  To- 
day, while  the  hotels  are  still  here,  and  have  increased  in  number,  "  cottages" 
similar  to  those  at  Newport  have  become  proportionately  more  numerous,  and 
to  the  south  of  the  original  section,  within  the  past  few  years,  on  situations  over- 
looking the  rocks,  is  a  group  of  elegant  and  expensive  residences. 

The  main  portion  of  Narragansett  Pier  extends  along  the  shore  from  the 


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; 


BATHING  SCENE. 


bathing  beach  on  the  north 
to  the  South  Pier,  a  distance 
perhaps  of  an  eighth  of  a 
mile,  and  consists  of  about 
a  score  of  large  hotels,  and 
perhaps  a  little  more  than 
double  that  number  of  cot- 
tages, two  churches,  a 
chapel,  the  post-office,  a 
few  stores,  and  last,  but  not 
least,  the  Casino. 

A  few  cottages  and  eight 
of  the  hotels,  with  wide 
lawns     in    front,    face    the 

ocean,  from  which  they  are  separated  by  a  fine  macadamized  street.  At  the 
northward  end  of  this  row  is  the  Casino,  an  elegant  stone  structure,  a  portion  of 
which  is  thrown  across  the  ocean  avenue,  in  a  fine  arch  ;  extensive  grounds  and 
buildings  run  from  the  avenue  westward  along  Beach  Place,  and  the  whole  affords 
opportunity  for  entertainments  and  for  social  intercourse  for  the  wealthy  sojourn- 
ers. From  Beach  or  Exchange  Place,  a  short  street  on  which  the  Casino 
borders,  all  roads  diverge  :  here  are  all  the  summer  stores  and  offices  ;  here  you 
start  for  any  one  of  the  beautiful  drives  to  be  had  in  the  vicinity.  Across  Ex- 
change Place  from  the  Casino  is  the  Rockingham,  until  this  season  known  as  the 
McSparran  House,  to  which  a  large  addition  was  built  the  past  spring.  The 
beach  begins  just  beyond  this  hotel  to  the  north,  and  a  lane  leads  down  to  it  past 
the  house.  Leading  out  of  Beach  Place  southward  and  passing  through 
Mathewson,  Central,  and  back  through  Caswell  streets  to  the  starting  point,  a 
circuit  of  not  more  than  half  a  mile,  we  pass  the  rest  of  the  hotels  and  cottages 
in  the  main  portion  of  the  Pier.  On  Boon  Street,  leading  out  of  Central,  and 
the  street  that  runs  from  the  railroad  station,  is  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  a 
little  further  on  Central  Street  is  the  Episcopal  Church,  both  tasteful  edifices. 

On  a  side  street  is  a  small 
Roman  Catholic  Chapel. 
The  chief  attraction  at 
the  Pier  is  the  bathing 
beach,  which  is  situated 
just  north  of  the  hotels 
and  extends  about  a  mile 
in  a  crescent-shaped  curve 
until  it  reaches  the  mouth 
of  the  Pettaquamscutt 
River.  It  is  gently  in- 
clined, is  as  level  as  ;i 
floor,  and  so  packed  down 
by  the  beating  of  the 
waves  as  to  be  extremelv 

METATOXET  HOUSE,  JOHN  H.  CASWELL,   PROPRIETOR.  Smooth      and      hard.        No 

12 


i;o  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

life-lines  are  necessary,  as  there  is  no  undertow,  and  in  comparison  to  the 
strength  of  the  surf  the  beach  is  very  safe.  Only  a  small  section  of  it  is  used 
—  the  southern  end  of  the  curve,  —  and  opposite  this  space  are  commodious 
bathing-houses,  belonging  to  the  various  hotels  and  to  private  parties,  all  form- 
ing a  continuous  range  of  buildings  along  which  in  front  runs  a  broad  covered 
promenade  connecting  them  together,  and  at  the  same  time  affording  oppor- 
tunity for  spectators.  On  the  second  story  of  many  of  these  houses  are  balco- 
nies from  which  spectators  may  view  the  scene  below  without  being  troubled 
by  the  passing  of  the  dripping  bathers.  Between  the  promenade  and  the  edge 
of  the  water,  rows  of  tents  are  pitched,  and  these  shelters  from  the  sun  are 
favorite  places  for  the  on-lookers.  The  fashionable  hours  are  at  midday,  when 
the  scene  here  presented  surpasses  in  the  multitude  and  character  of  the  bathers 
that  at  any  other  resort  in  New  England.  Sometimes  as  many  as  a  thousand 
persons  are  tumbling  in  the  surf,  the  waves  come  in  rapidly,  the  bathers  are 
dashed  and  buffeted  about,  and  when  an  extra  strong  breaker  overwhelms  the 
throng  the  scene  is  a  gay  one,  the  sudden  and  forcible  concussions  that  follow 
are  taken  as  a  matter  of  course,  so  that  here  in  the  water  democracy  prevails ; 
and  a  plebeian  may  not  only  rub  elbows  with  a  prince,  but  he  may  perforce  be 
obliged  to  embrace  a  princess. 

Just  north  of  the  bathing-beach  a  United  States  Life-Saving  Station  has 
been  located  for  years,  but  the  past  spring  a  picturesque  stone  building  was. 
erected  on  the  shore  just  soutn  of  the  Casino,  and  at  the  head  of  one  of  the 
ruined  piers. 

At  the  other  end  of  the  seaward  row  of  hotels  are  the  two  wharves,  and  in 
the  neighborhood  is  a  lumber  yard,  the  terminal  buildings  of  the  Narragansett 
Pier  Railroad,  a  kiln  for  steam-drying  lumber,  and  a  large  grocery  store.  The 
railroad  station  was  formerly  located  here,  but  it  has  been  moved  a  short  distance 
up  the  track  the  better  to  accommodate  the  whole  place.  The  magnificent 
rocky  shore  already  mentioned  begins  a  short  distance  south  of  the  landing,  and 
continues  all  the  way  to  Point  Judith,  five  miles  distant.  A  path  leads  along  the 
upper  edge  of  these  rocks  which,  in  general,  shelve  down  into  the  water;  but 
there  are  many  that  project  boldly  into  the  sea,  and  not  a  few  rise  in  steep  cliffs, 
bidding  defiance  to  the  waves. 

Leading  out  of  Ocean  Avenue  at  the  landing  is  the  road  to  Point  Judith, 
built  in  1SS2,  which  follows  the  coast  all  the  way.  Since  its  opening  many  cot- 
tages, similar  to  the  Newport  villas,  have  been  built  between  it  and  the  cliffs. 
To  the  west  of  the  road  on  the  first  rise  of  land  after  leaving  the  landing,  is. 
Earlscourt,  on  which  are  four  elegant  residences.  In  the  foreground  at  the  head 
of  a  straight  avenue  leading  from  the  highway  and  in  front  of  these  residences, 
is  a  water-tower  of  very  unique  appearance.  On  its  front  is  the  figure  of  a 
griffin,  with  large,  outspread  wings  laid  back  against  the  wooden  superstructure, 
and  its  immense  tail  coiled  around  the  supporting  pillar,  looking  as  one  might 
imagine  some  of  the  fabled  monsters  of  antiquity  appeared,  or  a  semblance  like 
the  frequently  seen  sea-serpent.  The  tower,  however,  is  eminently  practical  in 
its  purpose.  In  the  upper  part  is  a  tank  into  which  water  is  pumped  from  a. 
well  just  outside  the  tower  by  a  small  engine  in  the  bottom  of  the  structure,  and. 


xarra<;a\sett  pier. 


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THE   MATHEWSON—  S.   W.    MATHEWSON,    PROPRIETOR. 


the  cottages  are 
supplied  from 
the  tank.  Vis- 
itors can  ascend 
by  a  spiral  stair- 
case to  the  top 
of  the  tower 
fro  m  where  a 
fine  view  can  be 
obtained  of  the 
s  u  r  roundi n g 
country. 

Beyond  Earls- 
court  the  road 
leads  past  what 
is  now  par  ex- 
cellence the  cottage  region  of  the  Pier.  For  half  or  three-quarters  of  a  mile 
are  a  score  or  more  of  villas,  all  but  one  or  two  between  the  highway  and  the 
sea.  The  finest  of  the  group  is  "  Dunmere,"  the  property  of  R.  G.  Dun,  Esq., 
of  New  York.  It  is  the  most  southerly  but  one  of  this  group,  and  is  a  magnifi- 
cent residence  with  surroundings  almost  fairly-like  in  their  beauty.  Overlooking 
this  group  of  residences  on  the  western  side  of  the  road  is  the  Hazard  estate,  a 
well  wooded  tract,  the  highest  land  along  the  shore  in  the  neighborhood.  About 
the  centre  of  the  grounds  is  Hazard  Castle,  a  feudal  looking  stone  tower,  visible 
from  all  the  country  round  as  it  looms  above  the  trees.  At  its  base  is  a  low, 
rambling  stone  house  built  in  many  sections.  The  tower  was  for  many  years 
an  element  of  mystery,  but  the  riddle  was  solved  in  1SS3,  when  the  property 
was  sold  by  its  original  owner,  Joseph  Peace  Hazard,  to  his  nephew  Rowland 
N.  Hazard,  of  New  York,  for  a  small  sum  on  condition  that  the  original  plan 
lie  carried  out.  The  tower  is  105  feet  high,  160  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea, 
25  feet  square  at  the  base,  and  20  feet  at  the  top,  with  walls  from  3  to  4  feet 
thick,  and  is  divided  into  seven  stories.  In  the  third  story  is  a  tablet  inserted 
in  the  east  wall  with  the  following  inscription  : 


THIS    TOWER,    ERECTED    TO    MEMORY    OF    HIS 

ANCESTORS,    WAS    FOUNDED    A.    D.     1S46, 

COMPLETED    1884, 

BY   JOSEPH    PEACE    HAZARD, 

SON    OF    ROWLAND    AND    MARY    HAZARD 

BORN    1S07 DIED    iS 


If  you  are  fortunate  enough  to  gain  access  to  it  the  view  from  the  top  of  the 
tower  is  the  most  magnificent  in  the  state.  The  south  shores  of  Newport  and 
Conanicut  Island,  Beaver  Tail  and  "Whale  Rock  Light-houses,  the  main  passage 
and  the  western  entrance  to  Narragansett  Bay  all  lie  to  the  northeast.  Before 
vou  to  the  east  and  south  is  the  wide  ocean,  from  Seaconnet  Point  to  Block 
Island,  the  horizon  describing  an   arc  of  ninety  degrees.      To  the  south  is  Point 


172 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


THE  GLADSTONE  — W.   A.   NYE,    PROPRIETOR. 


Judith,  clearly  defined,  and  running  out  into  the  water  like  a  finger,  while  further 
away  across  the  intervening  water,  the  bulk  of  Block  Island  rises  ou,t  of  the  sea 
in  clear,  sharp  outline.  At  your  feet  is  the  entire  rocky  coast  with  the  group 
of  cottages  along  the  Ocean  road,  and  north,  half  a  mile  away,  is  the  main 
portion  of  the  Pier,  so  distinct  that  you  can  pick  out  nearly  every  building.  To 
the  south,  beyond  Point  Judith,  is  a  large  extent  of  the  southern  coast  of  the 
state,  flanked  by  numerous  ponds  glistening  in  the  sun  ;  to  the  northwest  the 
villages  of  Wakefield  and  Peacedale  are  clearly  discerned,  while  all  around  on 
the  west  and  north  are  ranges  of  low  hills  shutting  out  the  view. 

A  drive  along  the  River  road  northward  leads  through  a  charming  and  pic- 
turesque country.  Just  after  leaving  the  Pier  you  pass  Canonchet,  the  splendid 
mansion  of  the  Spragues,  now  the  property  of  Mrs.  William  Sprague,  and  the 
residence  of  the  ex-governor  and  his  family.  At  Hammond  Mills,  seven  miles 
up  this  road,  is  the  birthplace  of  Gilbert  Stuart,  the  celebrated  artist. 

The  hotels  at  the  Pier  are  :  On  Ocean  Avenue  —  Narragansett,  Mathew- 
son,  Atwood,  Revere,  Continental,  Mount  Hope,  Greene's  Inn;  Mathewson 
Street — Delavan,  Massasoit ;  Central  Street  —  Columbus  ;  Ocean  Street  —  Ocean 
House;  Caswell  Street  —  Metatoxet,  Sea  View,  Gladstone;  Beach  Place  — 
Rockingham;     Tower    Hill  —  Tower  Hill  House. 

In  May,  1887,  the  Rhode  Island 
General  Assembly  constituted  Narra- 
gansett Pier  and  vicinity  into  a  dis- 
trict, by  the  name  of  Narragansett, 
with  all  the  powers  of  a  town  in  re- 
gard to  its  local  self  government,  but 
gave  it  no  representation  in  the  legis- 
lature. The  district  has  also  been 
empowered  by  act  of  the  legislature 
to  borrow  $150,000  to  be  expended  for 
highways,  sewerage  and  the  erection 
the  casino.  °f  public  buildings,  and.  as  provided. 


NARRAGANSETT  PIER. 


ATWOOD  nOUSE  —  J.  A  TUCKER  PROPRIETOR. 


this  act  received  the  con- 
firmation ot  the  taxpayers 
in  June,  1SS8.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  District  Coun- 
cil are  :  Ex-Governor  and 
Senator  William  Sprague, 
the  owner  of  Canonchet 
and  over  400  acres  of  land  : 
Mr.  S.  W.  Mathewson,  of 
the  Mathewson  House ; 
Mr.  F.  P.  W.  Teflt,  of  the 
Revere  House  ;  Mr.  Geo. 
G.  Pearce,  a  farmer  on 
Point  Judith,  and  Mr- 
Joseph  G.  Johnston,  for- 
merly of  Providence,  and 
now  a  large  farm  owner  at   Boston  Xeck. 

An  electric  light  plant  has  been  erected,  and  already  more  than  1,200 
lights  are  in  use.  A  project  is  on  foot  for  the  construction  of  water  works  to 
supply  not  only  Narragansett  Pier,  but  also  the  neighboring  villages  of  Wake- 
field and  Peace  Dale.  The  company  has  been  already  organized,  is  known  as 
the  Wakefield  Water  Company,  and  has  a  capital  of  $150,000.  Thirteen 
miles  of  pipe  will  be  required,  and  a  standpipe  on  an  adjoining  high  hill  will 
secure  a  fall  of  two  hundred  feet.  This  will  insure  a  plentiful  supply  of  water 
and  ample  provision  in  case  of  fire,  and  will  also  be  of  great  value  as  an  auxil- 
iary in  any  future  system  of  sewerage  adopted. 

The  Pier  is  reached  by  the  Narragansett  Pier  Railroad,  which  connects 
with  the  main  line  of  the  New  York,  Providence  &  Boston  Railroad  at  Kings- 
ton. During  the  summer  a  small  but  staunch  propeller  plies  between  the  Pier 
and  Newport,  but  unless  you  are  a  good  sailor  you  had  better  not  attempt  the 
passage,  as  the  tossing  you  will  experience  in  coming  or  going  through  the  long 
ocean  swell  breaking  on  the  coast  will  be  sure  to  make  you  seasick. 

The  new  ferry  running  between  the  Kingston  shore  and  the  west  side  of 

Conanicut  Island  which  was  started  this 
season  and  runs  in  connection  with  the 
Jamestown  Ferry,  affords  splendid  oppor- 
tunity for  a  drive  from  Narragansett  to 
Newport  and  return,  through  charming 
scenery  both  on  shore  and  afloat.  The 
ferry  boats,  of  course,  are  so  arranged 
that  carriages  can  very  conveniently  be 
I  driven  onto  them.  The  distance  is  about 
j^B^Bjj]  five  miles  by  water  and  si\  or  seven  miles 
by  land.  Seven  or  eight  connecting  trips 
are  made   each  week-day  both  ways,  and 

REVERE    HOUSE,  J 

f   w.  p  Tefft   Leisee.  on  Sunday  there  are  three  such  trips. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGAXSETT. 


ATLANTIC   HOUSE—  S.  T.    BROWNING.    PROPRIETOR. 


.  Centrally  located  on  Ocean 
Avenue,  easy  of  access  from  both 
railroad  station  and  the  sceamboat 
landing  is  the  Atlantic  House,  one 
of  the  largest  and  finest  hotels  at 
the  Pier.  It  is  in  within  two  min- 
utes' walk  of  the  Casino,  and  but 
little  farther  from  the  beach.  The 
house  is  located  far  enough  back 
from  the  street  to  avoid  all  dust, 
while  there  is  nothing  between  to 
prevent  the  full  sweep  of  the  ocean 
breezes,  and  the  intervening  space 
is  taken  up  by  a  large  open  lawn  which  affords  a  fine  playground  for  the 
children,  as  well  as  ample  facilities  for  tennis  courts.  Swings  and  tents  for 
the  younger  guests  are  provided,  and  from  the  broad  piazzas,  which  extend  the 
entire  length  of  the  house,  an  excellent  ocean  view  can  be  gained.  The  hotel 
has  eighty-seven  sleeping  rooms,  giving  a  capacity  for  one  hundred  and  fifty 
guests.  It  is  four  stories  high,  and  the  rooms  are  large  and  well  arranged  for 
comfort.  The  dining  hall  is  one  of  the  cosiest  and  coolest  at  the  Pier.  Elec- 
tric bells  are  in  every  room,  and  the  house  is  supplied  with  hot  or  cold  sea 
water  baths.  Since  last  year  the  house  has  been  refurnished  in  pai't  and  put  in 
complete  order.  The  house  has  always  held  the  reputation  of  being  a  well 
kept  family  resort,  and  under  its  present  proprietor,  S.  T.  Browning,  is  add- 
ing largely  to  its  former  excellent  reputation. 

On  Ocean  Avenue,  commanding  a  fine  view  of  the  ocean,  is  the  Continen- 
tal Hotel,  one  of  the  finest  houses  at  the  Pier.  It  is  equipped  with  all  modern 
appliances  for  safety,  convenience  and  comfort,  such  as  fire  escapes,  electric 
bells,  electric  lights,  gas,  and  has  the  most  perfect  drainage  and  sanitary  arrange- 
ments ;   it  is  also  furnished  with  fresh  and  sea  water  baths,  and  supplied  with 

pure  spring  water. 
llfe\  Broad  piazzas  encircle 
■**■  the  front  and  back  of  the 
house,  which  is  four 
stories  inheightandhas 
accommodations  for 
200  guests.  The  rooms 
are  large  and  airy,  and 
all  command  magnifi- 
cent views  of  land  or 
water.  The  lawns  are 
wide  and  spacious,  suit- 
able for  summer  games 
of  lawn  tennis,  etc., 
while  facing  directly 
on  the  sea  a  delightful 
air  always  prevails. 


CONTINENTAL    HOTEL  -A.    F     SAUNDERS,    PROPRIETOR. 


XARRAGANSETT  PIER. 


MASSASOIT  HOUSE-JOHN   BABCOCK,   SUPERINTENDENT. 

The  Massasoit  House  is  one  of  the  most  desirably  located  hotels  at  Narra- 
gansett  Pier,  as  it  stands  on  high  ground,  in  the  midst  of  a  pleasant,  grassy 
lawn,  and  is  within  three  minutes'  walk  of  the  bathing  beach,  to  which  a  con- 
crete walk  leads  the  entire  distance.  From  its  rooms  and  piazzas  excellent 
views  of  the  ocean  are  obtained,  some  of  its  rooms  overlook  the  Casino,  while 
from  the  upper  windows,  wide  stretches  of  the  beautiful  Narragansett  country 
lie  in  sight.  The  house  in  four  stories  in  height,  will  accommodate  one  hun- 
dred and  forty  guests,  has  about  three  hundred  feet  of  piazzas,  and  is  provided 
with  wrought  iron  fire  escape,  electric  bells,  and  other  necessary  conveniences. 
The  sleeping  rooms  are  large  and  airy,  and  the  table  is  provided  with  the  best 
the  market  affords.  Mr.  John  Babcock,  the  manager,  is  president  of  the 
Wakefield  Institution  for  Savings,  which  concern  owns  the  house.  The  guests 
in  the  past  have  included  notable  people,  authors,  diplomats,  military  and  naval 
officers,  legislators,  and  distinguished  foreigners. 


For  a  quiet,  first-class  retreat  during  the  summer  months,  the  Ocean  House 
has  rare  advantages.  It  is  within  five  minutes'  walk  of  the  beach,  is  under  the 
management  of  its  proprietor,  Mr.  George  N.  Kenyon,  who  has  looked  after 
the  comfort  of  his  guests  for  the  past  seventeen  years.  The  house  is  large  and 
airy,  and  has  every  convenience,  including  electric  lights,  pure  water  and  the 
best  of  sanitary  facilities,  with  good  drainage.  It  is  not  a  transient  hostelry, 
but  is  a  summer  home,  and  only  those  accepted  as  guests  whose  reputations  are 
known.  Around  the  house  is  a  large  shady  lawn.  The  table  is  supplied  with 
the  best  the  market  affords. 


i76  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

PEACE  DALE. 

On  the  Narragansett  Pier  Railroad,  in  the  town  of  South  Kingstown,  is  the 
pleasant  village  of  Peace  Dale.  It  has  a  population  of  about  twelve  hundred 
inhabitants,  and  is  distant  from  the  city  of  Providence  thirty  miles  southwest, 
while  it  is  within  sight  of  the  noted  shore  resort,  Narragansett  Pier.  A  stream 
known  by  the  Indian  name,  Saugatucket  (Dead-Man's  Brook),  flows  through 
the  village  and  affords  water-power  for  the  factories.  The  place  is  best  known 
as  the  location  of  the  Peace  Dale  Manufacturing  Company,  and  the  seat  of  the 
great  woolen  manufacturing  business  of  the  well-known  Hazard  family.  This 
manufacture  was  started  here  by  Rowland  Hazard  about  the  beginning  of  the 
present  century,  and  it  is  claimed  that  the  first  power  loom  successfully  oper- 
ated in  the  world  was  in  his  factory  in  the  year  1814  or  1S15,  at  least  two  years 
before  a  similar  machine  was  first  started  in  Judge  Lyman's  mill  in  North 
Providence.  From  1S20  to  1S64  Isaac  P.  and  Rowland  G.,  the  sons  of  Row- 
land Hazard,  carried  on  and  enlarged  the  business,  the  manufacture  of  kerseys 
being  their  specialty.  In  1847  they  organized  the  Peace  Dale  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  began  the  manufacture  of  shawls.  Isaac  P.  Hazard  retired  in 
1864,  and  Rowland  G.  Hazard  in  1866,  leaving  the  business  to  the  manage- 
ment of  his  sons,  Rowland  and  John  N.  The  present  officers  are  :  John  N.  Haz- 
ard, president ;  Rowland  Hazard,  treasurer  ;  Rowland  G.  Hazard,  2d,  assistant- 
treasurer  ;  William  Drysdale,  superintendent ;  John  A.  Brown,  clerk.  In  1856 
the  works  were  greatly  enlarged,  and  in  1872  a  new  mill  was  added  for  the 
manufacture  of  worsted  goods.  The  Hazards  have  thus  for  four  generations, 
extending  over  a  period  of  about  ninety  years,  been  successful  manufacturers  in 
the  place  where  the  business  was  first  started. 

WATCH  HILL. 

Six  miles  from  Westerly  at  the  extreme  southwestern  point  of  the  state,  is 
Watch  Hill  and  Point.  The  hill  is  a  considerable  elevation,  composed  of  abrupt 
sand  hills  with  small  valleys  between,  the  whole  forming  a  series  of  rounded 
eminences,  rising  quite  abruptly  from  the  water,  and  a  point  juts  out  from  it  in 
a  short  promontory  directly  to  the  south.  Beginning  from  the  base  of  the 
highest  hill,  a  long  and  narrow  strip  of  land  extends  directly  west  for  more 
than  a  mile,  and  then  runs  north  for  about  a  mile,  terminating  in  Sandy  Point, 
and  at  the  elbow  the  outer  point  is  known  as  Nappatree,  the  whole  being  noth- 
ing more  than  a  low  sand  bar,  shaped  as  has  been  often  said  like  a  sickle. 
This  natural  breakwater  incloses  Little  Narragansett  Bay,  which  is  an  almost 
circular  body  of  water  nine  miles  in  circumference,  into  which  the  Pawcatuck 
River  empties.     Three  miles  distant,  near  the  mouth  of  the  bay,  is  Stonington. 

On  the  eastern  side  of  Watch  Hill  Point  the  surf  comes  in  with  such  force 
and  there  is  so  much  undertow  that  it  is  not  safe  for  swimmers,  and  here  there  are 
always  to  be  seen  a  number  of  wrecks  strewn  along  the  sands.  On  the  other 
side  of  the  point,  however,  and  on  the  south  shore  of  the  sandy  breakwater,  is 
a  fine  beach,  where    the  water    is    usually  calm  and  the  bathing  safe.       The 


WATCH  HILL. 


fashionable  hours  are  from  n  A.  M. 
to  i  p.  M. 

The  hill  is  literally  covered  with 
hotels,  there  being  eight  on  its  sides 
and  summit,  and    in  the  neighbor- 
hood are  about  two  dozen  fine  cot- 
tages.      The    development    of    the 
place   as   a    summer    resort    began 
about   1S40,  when  the   first  Watch 
Hill  House  was  built.     In  1S56,  the 
Atlantic  was  erected  ;   in    1S69  the 
Larkin    House  was   opened  ;    then 
followed     the    Plimpton     and     the       % 
Ocean   House,    and    these    five   are       - 
now  the  largest  of  the  hotels.     In      3 
1S70  began  an  era  of  cottage  build-      p 
ing,  and    since   1SS6    new  cottages       * 
have  been    erected  every  year,   the       c 
indications    being    that   the    future       c 
will    witness    the    construction    of      r 
many  additional  residences.  T 

From  the  hill  or  any  of  the  Ti 
hotels,  a  splendid  seaward  prospect  c 
lies  in  view,  eleven  light-houses  f 
and  one  light-ship  being  in  sight.  " 
The  temperature  ranges  from  sixty- 
six  to  seventy-five  degrees  in  the  sea- 
son, the  ocean  breezes  continually 
sweep  over  it,  the  inclosed  bay 
affords  splendid  opportunities  for 
sailing  or  fishing,  and  the  resort  is 
easily  reached,  being  but  a  short 
distance  from  the  great  highway  of 
travel  between  New  York  and  Bos- 
ton—  the  Shore  Line  route.  Dur- 
ing the  summer  a  small  steamer  runs 
from  Stonington  connecting  with 
Shore  Line  trains,  and  the  run  is  only  three  miles  across  the  bay.  From  Westerly 
a  steamer  also  comes  down  the  Pawcatuck  River,  a  distance  of  about  six 
miles  but  affording  very  charming  views  of  the  scenery.  The  steamer  from 
New  London' to  and  from  Block  Island  stops  at  Watch  Hill  both  going  and 
returning,  and  a  smaller  steamer  also  makes  regular  trips  from  the  same  place. 
On  the  extremity  of  the  point  is  a  light-house,  and  on  its  southern  side  is  a  United 
States  Life  Saving  Station. 

The  names  of  the  hotels  at  Watch  Hill  are  the  Ocean,  Plimpton,   Larkin, 
Atlantic,  Watch  Hill,  Narragansett,  Bay  View,  and  Dickens. 


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i7S  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

The  Plimpton  House  and  its  two  annexes,  the  Bay  View  and  the  Dickens 
houses,  constitute  the  largest  establishment  under  one  management  at  Watch 
Hill.  In  the  three  fine  structures  there  are  two  hundred  and  fifty  rooms,  affording 
accommodation,  of  course,  if  necessary,  for  a  much  larger  number  of  persons. 
They  are  all  adorned  with  fine  verandas  from  which  the  ocean  views  are 
unequaled,  all  have  elegant  parlors,  and  at  the  central  house,  the  Plimpton,  is  a 
magnificent  music  room,  forty  by  fifty  feet.  The  rooms  are  provided  with  gas 
and  electric  bells,  and  the  houses  throughout  have  all  the  modern  conveniences. 
The  sanitary  condition  of  the  premises,  under  the  personal  attention  of  the  pro- 
prietor, Mr.  William  Hill,  has  been  most  carefully  attended  to,  and  the  sewer- 
age is  lead  out  into  the  sea  by  pipes  which  extend  fifty  feet  below  low  water 
mark.  In  the  vicinity  are  pleasant  drives,  and  good  teams  are  furnished  on 
short  notice.  A  telegraph  station  and  the  post-office  are  near,  there  being  two 
mails  in  and  out  daily.  The  houses  are  all  supplied  from  a  spring  of  pure 
water.  A  short  distance  away  is  the  bathing  beach,  to  which  a  plank  walk 
leads  all  the  way.  Porters  from  the  houses  will  be  on  the  wharf  on  arrival  of 
boats,  and  take  charge  of  all  baggage.  For  families  who  desire  to  remain  by 
the  week,  month  or  season,  special  arrangements  will  be  made  and  liberal 
inducements  offered,  and  nothing  left  undone  to  promote  the  comfort  and  enjoy- 
ment of  guests.  For  enjoyment  and  comfort  these  houses  and  the  resort  are 
unequaled.  The  bathing  and  fishing  in  the  adjoining  waters  are  unsurpassed,  and 
there  is  an  entire  absence  of  mosquitoes,  caused  by  the  continual  breeze  and  the 
encircling  sea  which  nearly  surrounds  the  Hill.  In  addition  to  the  other  attrac- 
tions, a  first-class  orchestra  furnishes  music  for  the  season. 

NOYES  BEACH. 

Six  miles  east  of  Watch  Hill,  but  yet  in  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Westerly, 
is  Noyes'  Beach,  a  small  shore  resort,  where  are  about  a  dozen  cottages  on  a 
bluff' overlooking  a  beach.  These  dwellings  are  mostly  occupied  by  Westerly 
people,  and  in  one  or  two  of  them  guests  are  entertained.  The  difficulty  of 
getting  to  this  place,  it  being  six  miles  away  over  a  dusty  road  from  Niantic, 
the  nearest  station  on  the  railroad,  renders  it  not  so  popular  as  its  natural  advan- 
tages warrant.     Near  the  beach,  on  either  side,  are  extensive  shore  ponds. 

Three  miles  further  east  is  Quonocontaug,  another  small  resort,  situated 
directlv  on  the  beach,  and  consisting  of  a  few  houses  inhabited  mostly  by  Wash- 
ington County  people. 

SOUTH  FERRY  AND  SAUNDERSTOWN. 

South  Ferry,  in  South  Kingstown,  is  pleasantly  located  on  the  shore, 
facing  Conanicut  and  Dutch  islands.  There  is  here  a  church,  a  post-office,  a 
telephone  and  telegraph  station,  and  splendid  fishing,  as  well  as  good  shoot- 
ing can  be  had  in  the  vicinity. 

Saunderstown,  about  a  mile  above  South  Ferry,  is  a  cluster  of  cottages  on 
the  shore  picturesquely  situated. 


TAUNTON. 


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'ORKS  OF   REED  &   BARTON,   TAUNTON,    MASS. 


The  largest  electro-plating  works  in  the  United  States  are  those  of  Reed 
&  Barton  at  Taunton,  about  a  mile  from  City  Square.  The  group  of  large 
brick  buildings  cover  four  acres  along  both  banks  of  the  Mill  River.  The 
silver  plated  goods  here  manufactured  are  considered  the  best  in  the  mar- 
ket, and  this  is  undoubtedly  owing  to  the  fact  that  this  special  business  was 
hist  made  a  success,  and  the  methods  of  manufacture  were  originally  devel- 
oped in  these  works.  The  specialties  at  present  are  the  manufacture  of  the 
finest  electro-plated  white  metal  hollow  ware,  nickel  silver  spoons,  forks, 
ladles,  and  all  kinds  of  nickel  silver  ware.  The  entire  works  are  supplied  with 
the  best  machinery  and  devices  so  far  designed  for  the  manufacture  of  these 
goods,  and  the  ample  rooms  and  splendid  facilities  in  general  give  great  oppor- 
tunitv  for  the  production  not  only  of  the  best  work,  but  for  its  rapid  execution. 
■Eight  hundred  operatives  are  constantly  employed  and  the  machinery  is  oper- 
ated both  by  steam  and  water-power.  Artists  of  talent  and  long  experience 
are  employed  to  design  the  new  patterns  constantly  being  put  forth.  The  firm 
are  thereby  enabled  to  produce  articles  of  a  high  degree  of  artistic  excellence. 

These  works  were  first  established  in  1824,  on  a  small  scale,  and  as  new 
methods  have  been  discovered  and  put  in  practice,  the  business  has  developed 
from  the  very  insignificant  beginning  to  its  present  splendid  proportions.  The 
goods  are  not  only  in  demand  in  the  United  States  but  large  orders  are  being 
constantly  received  from  foreign  countries.  The  elegant  silver  plated  articles 
cannot  be  distinguished  from  real  silver,  and  in  beauty,  finish,  durability  and 
excellence  of  design  compare  favorably  with  genuine  silver  plate.  In  competi- 
tion with  domestic  and  foreign  manufacturers  at  expositions  and  industrial  ex- 
hibitions the  electro-plated  goods  of  the  firm  have  come  out  triumphant  from 
every  trial,  and  a  long  list  of  medals  were  awarded  them  on  these  occasions. 

The  salesrooms  are  situated  at  the  factories  at  Taunton,  and  at  37  Union 
Square,  New  York.  At  these  emporiums,  are  all  descriptions  of  useful  and 
ornamental  articles  in  almost  endless  variety,  and  they  are  likewise  for  sale  by 
all  the  principal  dealers  in  silver  and  plated  ware  in  America,  Europe,  South 
America,  the  West  Indies,  and  Australia.  The  members  of  the  firm  are  Messrs. 
H.  G.  Reed,  George  Brabrook,  F.  L.  Fish  and  George  H.  Fish,  all  of  whom 
have  had  great  practical  experience  in  the  business. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


^5  BUY  THE  NBWTa^ 

HOUSEHOLD  RANGE 

-AJSTID    TALKIE    n^TO   OTHER. 


BECAUSE  IT  IS  THE  ONLY  RANGE  IN  NEW  ENGLAND 

that  is  Guaranteed  to  roast  meats  of  all  kinds  without  basting   or  turning    in   the  oven, 
and  carry  all  the  smell  into  the  chimney. 

One  examination  of  this  Range  will  prove  to  the  most  careful  buyer  its  many    advan- 
tages. 


White,  Warner  k  Co., 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


Household  and  Cyclone  Ranges,  Home  Parlor,  Etc., 

Tattnton,     Mass. 


Part  Fifth 


plOTfe  gVivlMliu 


THE     SITUATION     OF     THE     ISLAND  —  ITS     APPEARANCE    FROM    AN    APPROACHING    STEAMER 

—  PHYSICAL  CHARACTERISTICS:    SHORES,  HILLS   AM)   PONDS  —  THE  CENTRE CLIMATE 

LEGENDS — THE     BREAKWATER  —  CRESCENT     BEACH EARLY     HISTORY  —  DEVELOP- 
MENT   AS    A    SUMMER    RESORT  —  FISHING  —  SOCIAL    CONDITIONS  —  ROUTES. 

Out  at  sea,  unprotected  by  an)-  intervening  land,  lies  Block  Island,  exposed 
to  the  full  fury  of  the  winds  and  waves.  Standing  out  in  a  bold,  clear-cut  mass, 
the  island  is  a  conspicuous  object  from  any  elevated  point  on  the  southern  coast 
of  Rhode  Island,  or  from  the  decks  of  vessels  traversing  the  upper  part  of  Long 
Island  Sound.  It  is  triangular  in  shape,  from  seven  to  eight  miles  long  by 
about  three  and  a  half  in  its  widest  part,  lies  out  at  sea  twelve  miles  from  the 
nearest  point  on  the  southern  coast  of  Rhode  Island,  fifteen  miles  southwest 
from  Point  Judith,  thirty  miles  from  Newport,  and  eighteen  miles  northeast 
from  Montaup  Point,  the  eastern  extremity  of  Long  Island.  Geologists  say 
that  it  was  originally  a  continuation  of  Long  Island,  but  that  the  waves,  through 
a  long  succession  of  ages,  broke  down  the  intervening  land  and  left  the  island, 
a  lonely  sentinel,  the  outpost  of  the  continent. 

In  approaching  the  island  from  Newport  the  first  portion  that  comes  into 
view  is  the  northeast  coasts  formed  of  high,  bold,  sand-faced  bluff,  less  than  fiftv 
feet  in  height,  with  rock-strewn  beaches  at  their  bases,  while  perched  on  their 
summits  some  distance  back  from  the  edge  many  houses  are  scattered.  Coast- 
ing along  these  bluffs  for  nearly  two  miles  we  soon  come  in  sight  of  Block 
Island  Bay,  so  called,  an  indentation  in  the  coast  hardly  deserving  the  name  of 
a  bay,  because  it  affords  little  shelter,  for  although  it  lies  for  two  miles  along 
shore  its  extent  as  a  bay  measured  from  the  centre  of  a  straight  line  drawn  from 
the  breakwater  to  the  northerly  headland  is  not  more  than  half  a  mile,  and  the 
waves  continually  beat  on  its  shores  in  a  moderate  surf.  The  sole  reason  it  is 
entitled  to  that  name  is  the  fact  that  it  is  the  only  approach  to  a  natural  harbor 
on  the  island,  the  remainder  of  the  coast  line  being  exposed  to  the  full 
force  of  the  waves.  The  shore  of  the  bay  forms  a  long  sweeping  curve,  is 
known  by  the  name  of  Crescent  Beach,  and  at  its  southern  part  is  the  principal 
bathing  place.  At  the  extreme  southern  end  the  shore  makes  a  deeper  sweep, 
and  here  an  artificial  harbor  has  been  formed  by  the  construction  of  a  govern- 
ment breakwater. 

As  we  steam  across  the  bay,  the  harbor,  the  hotels  and  dwellings  on  shore 
in  its  neighborhood  gradually  become  more  distinct.  Soon  we  pass  the  end  of 
the  breakwater,  consisting  of  a  hugh  rough  wall  of  immense  blocks  of  granite 
piled  upon  each  other,  and  enter  a  small  inclosed  basin  formed  by  two  "  L '' 
shaped  wharves,  the  "  Ls"  coming  together  so  closely  as  to  form  gateway  into 
the  dock.     Here  there  are  accommodations  for  several  vessels.     The  southed v 


1S2  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

wharf  is  backed  up  directly  by  the  breakwater  and  is  the  landing  place  for  all 
steamers.  The  northerly  one  is  of  the  nature  of  a  breakwater,  and  at  its  inner- 
side  are  jsually  tied  up,  head  on,  as  many  of  the  medium  sized  fishing  crafts  of 
the  islanders  as  can  be  accommodated.  Outside  of  this  basin,  in  the  space  pro- 
tected by  the  breakwater,  is  good  anchorage  ground,  much  utilized  by  fishing 
vessels  at  certain  seasons  of  the  year.  As  many  as  a  hundred  and  fifty  sail  some- 
times are  counted  here  waiting  for  one  of  the  frequent  fogs  to  lift  so  that  they  - 
can  pursue  their  avocation  again.  This  harbor,  if  it  can  be  called  such,  is  only 
available  in  comparatively  mild  weather,  and  not  at  all  during  strong  northerly 
or  easterly  winds. 

Along  the  shore  and  on  low  rolling  hills  facing  the  harbor  is  the  most  con- 
siderable community  on  the  island,  consisting  of  a  collection  of  summer  hotels, 
a  few  dwellings,  a  church  and  several  stores,  and  the  whole  place  lies  fully  in 
view  from  the  deck  of  an  approaching  steamer.  It  has  a  scattered-looking 
appearance.  The  only  compact  portion  is  a  row  of  hotels  and  other  buildings 
extending  along  shore  from  the  landing  to  the  Post-Office,  the  distance  being 
less  than  half  a  mile.  These  buildings  are  on  a  low  bluff,  with  a  street  inter- 
vening between  them  and  its  edge,  while  the  shore  in  front  is  a  gently  shelving 
beach  on  which  the  fishermen  haul  up  their  boats,  and  at  the  foot  of  the  bluff 
extending  north  from  the  landing  are  rows  offish  sheds  that  are  generally  taken 
by  visitors,  at  first  sight,  for  bathing  houses.  Beyond  the  Post-Office,  which 
stands  on  a  miniature  headland,  the  shore  curves  inward  and  the  bathing  beach 
properly  begins.  Three  main  roads  lead  out  of  this  section,  and  they  with  their 
ramifications  reach  every  portion  of  the  island.  Northward  runs  the  Neck  road 
leading  to  Sandy  Point  and  light,  a  distance  in  this  way  of  about  six  miles  ; 
directly  across  the  island  westward  runs  Main  Street,  between  three  and  four 
miles  in  length,  midway  passing  through  the  "  Centre,"  the  only  other  village 
on  the  island  ;  southward  High  Street  leads  up  the  hills  to  the  southern  bluffs 
and  the  lighthouse,  a  distance  of  about  two  miles. 

The  bulk  of  the  island  is  in  the  southern  part,  where  the  distance  across  is 
about  four  miles.  From  there  it  tapers  gradually  to  a  point  at  the  extreme 
north.  Southward  the  land  slopes  gradually  upward  from  the  harbor  to  a 
series  of  high,  precipitous  and  picturesque  bluffs,  rising  from  ioo  to  150  feet  in 
height,  which  form  the  coast  of  the  island  in  this  direction.  The  faces  of  these 
bluffs  are  formed  of  clay,  cut  up  intopinacles,  headlands,  precipices  and  slopes,, 
while  the  shore  at  their  base  is  strewn  with  boulders  and  rocks  rounded  by  the 
ceaseless  rolling  of  the  waves.  The  effect  on  approaching  these  cliffs,  as  they 
are  sometimes  wrongfully  called,  is  very  unique.  The  greensward  of  the  hills 
reaches  to  their  edge,  and  in  places  the  sea  is  not  seen  until  the  observer  is  on 
the  brink,  when,  looking  sheer  downward  for  nearly  two  hundred  feet,  the  sen- 
sation is  as  if  one  was  suspended  between  sea  and  sky. 

A  portion  of  the  southeast  corner  of  the  island  is  known  as  Mohegan 
Bluff",  from  the  story  that  a  party  of  the  Mohegan  tribe  of  Indians  on  an  invad- 
ing expedition  from  the  mainland  were  here  penned  up  and  destroyed  by  the 
island  Indians,  the  Manissees.  Near  the  edge  of  this  bluff',  which  is  about  one 
hundred  and  fifty  feet  above  mean  low  water,  stands  a  fine  government  light- 
house, whose  lantern  gleams  204  feet  above  the  sea.     This  lighthouse,  one  of 


1 82  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

wharf  is  hacked  up  directly  hy  the  breakwater  and  is  the  landing  place  for  all 
steamers.  The  northerly  one  is  of  the  nature  of  a  breakwater,  and  at  its  inner- 
side  are  asually  tied  up,  head  on,  as  many  of  the  medium  sized  fishing  crafts  of 
the  islanders  as  can  be  accommodated.  Outside  of  this  basin,  in  the  space  pro- 
tected by  the  breakwater,  is  good  anchorage  ground,  much  utilized  by  fishing 
vessels  at  certain  seasons  of  the  year.  As  many  as  a  hundred  and  fifty  sail  some- 
times are  counted  here  waiting  for  one  of  the  frequent  fogs  to  lift  so  that  they 
can  pursue  their  avocation  again.  This  harbor,  if  it  can  be  called  such,  is  only 
available  in  comparatively  mild  weather,  and  not  at  all  during  strong  northerly 
or  easterly  winds. 

Along  the  shore  and  on  low  rolling  hills  facing  the  harbor  is  the  most  con- 
siderable community  on  the  island,  consisting  of  a  collection  of  summer  hotels, 
a  few  dwellings,  a  church  and  several  stores,  and  the  whole  place  lies  fully  in 
view  from  the  deck  of  an  approaching  steamer.  It  has  a  scattered-looking 
appearance.  The  only  compact  portion  is  a  row  of  hotels  and  other  buildings 
extending  along  shore  from  the  landing  to  the  Post-Office,  the  distance  being 
less  than  half  a  mile.  These  buildings  are  on  a  low  bluff,  with  a  street  inter- 
vening between  them  and  its  edge,  while  the  shore  in  front  is  a  gently  shelving 
beach  on  which  the  fishermen  haul  up  their  boats,  and  at  the  foot  of  the  bluff 
extending  north  from  the  landing  are  rows  offish  sheds  that  are  generally  taken 
by  visitors,  at  first  sight,  for  bathing  houses.  Beyond  the  Post-Office,  which 
stands  on  a  miniature  headland,  the  shore  curves  inward  and  the  bathing  beach 
properly  begins.  Three  main  roads  lead  out  of  this  section,  and  they  with  their 
ramifications  reach  every  portion  of  the  island.  Northward  runs  the  Neck  road 
leading  to  Sandy  Point  and  light,  a  distance  in  this  way  of  about  six  miles  'y 
directly  across  the  island  westward  runs  Main  Street,  between  three  and  four 
miles  in  length,  midway  passing  through  the  "  Centre,"  the  only  other  village 
on  the  island  ;  southward  High  Street  leads  up  the  hills  to  the  southern  bluffs 
and  the  lighthouse,  a  distance  of  about  two  miles. 

The  bulk  of  the  island  is  in  the  southern  part,  where  the  distance  across  is 
about  four  miles.  From  there  it  tapers  gradually  to  a  point  at  the  extreme 
north.  Southward  the  land  slopes  gradually  upward  from  the  harbor  to  a 
series  of  high,  precipitous  and  picturesque  bluffs,  rising  from  ioo  to  150  feet  in 
height,  which  form  the  coast  of  the  island  in  this  direction.  The  faces  of  these 
bluffs  are  formed  of  clay,  cut  up  into.pinacles,  headlands,  precipices  and  slopes, 
while  the  shore  at  their  base  is  strewn  with  boulders  and  rocks  rounded  by  the 
ceaseless  rolling  of  the  waves.  The  effect  on  approaching  these  cliffs,  as  they 
are  sometimes  wrongfully  called,  is  very  unique.  The  greensward  of  the  hills 
reaches  to  their  edge,  and  in  places  the  sea  is  not  seen  until  the  observer  is  on 
the  brink,  when,  looking  sheer  downward  for  nearly  two  hundred  feet,  the  sen- 
sation is  as  if  one  was  suspended  between  sea  and  sky. 

A  portion  of  the  southeast  corner  of  the  island  is  known  as  Mohegan 
Bluff',  from  the  story  that  a  party  of  the  Mohegan  tribe  of  Indians  on  an  invad- 
ing expedition  from  the  mainland  were  here  penned  up  and  destroyed  by  the 
island  Indians,  the  Manissees.  Near  the  edge  of  this  bluff",  which  is  about  one 
hundred  and  fifty  feet  above  mean  low  water,  stands  a  fine  government  light- 
house, whose  lantern  gleams  204  feet  above  the  sea.     This  lighthouse,  one  of 


,S4  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSE1  T. 

the  best  equipped  on  the  coast,  is  a  handsome  brick  structure  erected  in  1S74  at 
accost  of  $75,000,  and  contains  a  Fresnel  cylindrical  lens  of  the  first  order, 
which  cost  about  $10,000.  Almost  on  the  edge  of  the  bluff  near  the  lighthouse 
are  two  powerful  fog  horns  operated  by  small  steam  engines,  which  pierce  the 
air  with  their  shrill  shrieks  every  half  minute  during  the  fogs  which  so  frequently 
envelop  the  island.  Returning  from  Mohegan  Bluffs  and  the  lighthouse  "  across 
lots"  directly  northward  for  the  greater  portion  of  the  distance  the  harbor  and 
hotels  are  in  view,  and  on  a  nearer  approach,  especially  if  there  are  man)-  ves- 
sels in  the  bay,  the  picture  spread  before  the  eye  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  to 
be  had  on  the  island.  The  bluffs  between  the  lighthouse  and  landing  gradually 
become  lower,  and  form  a  succession  of  pleasing  curves.  About  midway  is  a 
wild  mass  of  rock  projecting  out  a  short  distance  into  the  ocean,  and  known  as 
Old  Harbor  Point.  On  its  south  side  is  Pebbly  Beach,  a  favorite  resort  for 
summer  visitors,  where  ai-e  found  in  great  profusion  waveworn  stones  of  every 
shape  and  hue. 

The  bluffs  on  the  south  side  of  the  island  reach  their  highest  elevation 
about  half  a  mile  west  of  the  lighthouse,  attaining  to  a  sheer  elevation  of  163 
feet  above  mean  low  water.  From  there  they  gradually  recede  until  at  Black 
Rock  Point  and  at  Southwest  Point,  two  miles  westward,  they  are  less  than  a 
hundred  feet  above  the  sea.  The  western  shore  may  be  said  to  begin  here. 
The  bluffs  continue  all  along  that  side  of  the  island,  but  they  are  low  and  sandy 
with  much  less  variety  than  on  the  southern  coast.  The  most  westerly  portion 
of  the  island  is  Dicken's  Point,  which  has  but  a  slight  elevation,  and  is  directly 
west  across  the  island  from  Old  Harbor  Point,  the  distance  being  about  three 
and  a  half  miles,  the  greater  breadth  of  the  island. 

Midway  of  the  length  of  the  island  is  Great  Pond,  which  in  comparison 
to  the  size  of  the  island  is  an  inland  sea.  The  width  of  the  island  here  is  less 
than  a  mile  and  a  half,  and  this  pond  in  its  broadest  part  stretches  nearly  from 
shore  to  shore,  on  the  west  a  narrow  strip  of  land,  in  no  instance  five  hundred 
feet  in  width,  being  the  only  barrier  between  it  and  the  ocean,  while  on  the  east 
it  approaches  within  several  hundred  feet  of  Crescent  Beach.  This  pond  was 
formerly  connected  with  the  sea  from  the  west,  and  was  used  in  the  early  years 
of  the  century  as  a  harbor  by  small  vessels.  A  project  is  now  on  foot  to  again 
break  through  this  beach,  mainly  to  allow  the  pond  to  again  become  stocked 
with  salt  water  fish.  Great  Pond  is  about  a  mile  in  width  by  a  mile  and  a 
half  in  length . 

Beyond  the  great  pond  the  island  extends  northward  for  about  two  miles 
in  the  form  of  a  narrow  peninsula  hardly  more  than  a  mile  wide,  and  termi- 
nates in  a  long  point  to  the  northwest.  This  promontory  from  its  character 
is  called  Sandy  Point,  and  near  its  extremity  is  a  stone  lighthouse,  built  in  1S67. 
It  is  the  fourth  lighthouse  in  this  locality,  the  other  three,  the  first  of  which  was 
built  in  1829,  being  rendered  useless  by  the  shifting  sands  on  which  they  were 
located. 

The  surface  of  the  island  is  almost  wholly  formed  of  hills  and  ponds.  In 
every  hollow  is  a  sheet  of  water,  which  range  in  size  from  the  great  pond  cov- 
ering a  thousand  acres  or  more  to  little  pools  a  few  feet  in  circumference,  and 


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1 86  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

are  so  many  in  number  that  it  would  be  a  difficult  task  to  count  them.  The 
principal  large  ponds  are  Chagum,  Middle,  Wash,  Trim's,  Harbor,  Sands,  and 
Fresh  ponds.  Probably  some  of  these  ponds  are  sustained  by  springs,  but  the 
most  likely  solution  of  their  existence  is  found  in  the  clayey  character  of  the 
soil,  which  "holds  the  water  like  cauldrons,"  and  thus  retains  the  surface  drain- 
age from  the  frequent  rains,  while  in  summer  they  are  protected  from  evapora- 
tion by  the  humid  atmosphere  and  frequent  fogs.  Those  along  the  shore  are 
supposed  to  obtain  their  waters  from  the  ocean  by  filtration  through  the  sands. 

The  island  is  full  of  hills.  The  Rev.  S.  T.  Livermore,  its  historian,  gives 
the  following  graphic  description  of  its  remarkable  appearance  :  "  No  person 
ever  saw  the  surface  of  the  ocean  more  uneven  than  is  the  land  of  Block  Island. 
.  .  .  Imagine  several  tidal  waves,  moving  in  nearly  the  same  direction,  from 
west  to  east,  each  rising  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  above  the  level  of  the 
sea,  and  their  bases  nearly  touching  each  other  ;  and  on  the  top,  sides,  and 
intervales  of  these,  '  chop  waves'  in  every  conceivable  shape  and  position,  cov- 
ering completely  the  tidal  waves  ;  and  when  the  reader  has  done  this,  he  has 
an  outline  of  the  view  under  the  observer's  eye  who  stands  in  a  good  light  upon 
Beacon  Hill."  The  last  named  elevation  is  the  highest  land  on  the  island, 
being  211  feet  above  the  sea  level,  and  from  its  summit  not  only  the  entire 
island,  its  hills  and  ponds,  can  be  seen,  but  the  sea  is  visible  on  all  sides  except 
where  the  bluffs  are  highest  at  the  southeast,  and  Long  Island  Sound,  the 
shores  of  Connecticut,  Rhode  Island,  and  Long  Island  are  plainly  visible  on 
clear  days,  the  whole  affording  a  truly  magnificent  prospect.  Beacon  Hill  is 
about  two  miles  west  of  the  landing. 

The  numerous  ponds,  the  abundant  rains  and  fogs  keep  the  island  in  a 
condition  of  beautiful  verdure  ;  even  during  the  sultry  summer  weather  its  hills 
are  green  and  pleasant.  Like  Nantucket,  Block  Island  is  almost  without  trees, 
although  traditions  say  that  when  first  discovered  by  Europeans  it  was  covered 
with  forest.  There  is  now  no  good  reason  to  believe  that  trees  would  not  grow 
in  most  of  the  sheltered  valleys,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  effort  will  be  made 
to  plant  and  cultivate  them,  as  they  would  add  much  to  the  beauty  of  the 
already  charming  isle.  The  original  forests  were  undoubtedly  cut  down  and 
used  for  building  material  and  fuel.  From  the  time  of  their  disappearance 
until  about  1846  the  fuel  used  on  the  island  was  peat  obtained  from  many  of 
the  numerous  ponds,  where  the  vegetable  deposit  through  long  ages  had 
formed  into  this  material.  But  little  is  now  used,  although  on  the  margins  of 
many  of  the  ponds  the  places  where  it  was  formerly  cut  can  be  easily  discerned. 
Coal  is  now  the  principal  fuel  here,  as  elsewhere. 

Near  the  geographical  centre  of  the  island  and  about  a  mile  and  a  half 
by  road  westward  from  the  harbor  is  "  The  Centre,"  a  cross-roads  with  a  few 
houses,  a  church,  school,  and  the  town  house,  a  plain  wooden  building  which 
also  contains  the  "Island  Library,"  a  collection  of  several  hundred  volumes. 
The  road  to  the  Centre  leads  through  pleasant  farms,  several  of  which  have  con- 
siderable orchards.  Excellent  views  of  the  island's  landscape  are  had,  the 
whole  surface  being  scattered  with  dwellings,  so  that  there  are  really  no  deso- 
late regions.     Near  the  Centre  are  two  quaint  old  wind-mills.     The  visitor  who 


BLOCK  ISLAND.  187 

does  not  go  beyond  the  harbor   has  little  chance  of  observing  the  beauty  of  the 
island. 

Notwithstanding  the  great  exposure  to  the  ocean  breezes  —  in  fact,  because 
of  it — Block  Island  is  a  delightful  resort  in  summer.  The  climate  is  like  that 
of  Bermuda,  the  temperature  rarely  rising  above  75  degrees,  and  being  in  the 
centre  of  conflicting  ocean  currents,  its  atmosphere  is  surcharged  with  ozone 
and  other  life-giving  elements. 

The  island  was  formerly  the  scene  of  many  shipwrecks,  and  many  are  the 
weird  stories  of  wreckers  that  have  here  been  given  a  ' '  local  habitation  and  a 
name."  The  most  famous  of  these  legends  is  that  of  the  Palatine  light,  said  to 
be  a  phantom  ship,  but  probably  some  irradiation  that  passes  over  the  surface 
of  the  deep.     It  was  last  observed  in  1SS0  by  Thomas  Peace  Hazard. 

The  government  breakwater  already  mentioned  consists  of  a  huge  wall  of 
uncut  stone  projecting  nearly  fifteen  hundred  feet  into  the  ocean.  The  work  of 
building  it  was  begun  in  1871,  and  nearly  every  season  since  additional  work 
has  been  done  either  in  extending  or  repairing  it.  Previous  to  that  time  visitors 
to  the  island  had  to  come  ashore  in  small  boats  through  the  surf.  The  native 
Block  Islanders  were  formerly  very  expert  boatmen,  as  they  had  to  navigate 
their  boats  through  the  surf  every  time  they  entered  or  left  the  water,  and  they 
developed  a  type  of  boat  specially  adapted  to  this  trying  service.  This  boat 
was  small  and  light,  sharp  at  both  ends,  and  of  a  peculiar  shape.  Few  of  them 
are  now  in  existence. 

Crescent  Beach,  the  magnificent  bathing  place,  did  not  exist  in  its  present 
form  until  after  the  great  September  gale  of  1815,  when  the  sea  broke  over, 
leveled  a  range  of  low  sand  dunes,  and  formed  the  existing  beach.  The  sea  in 
various  parts  of  the  island  is  continually  encroaching  on  the  land,  the  remorse- 
less ocean  is  forever  gnawing  at  the  base  of  the  bluffs,  particularly  on  the  south 
side,  and  frost  and  storm  yearly  tumble  down  thousands  of  tons  to  be  swept 
away  by  the  waves,  thus  moving  the  shore  line  landward  every  year.  Hardly 
seventy  years  ago,  while  writing  his  famous  Palatine  letter  to  the  Hon.  S.  L. 
Mitchell,  of  New  York,  Dr.  Aaron  C.  Willey  sat  in  his  house  less  than  five 
hundred  feet  northeast  of  the  present  Post-office,  and  looked  out  on  the  road 
between  his  house  and  the  ocean.  The  road  nas  disappeared  and  the  site  of 
the  Willey  House  is  now  swept  by  the  waves -of  the  Atlantic  more  than  two 
hundred  feet  from  the  land. 

Block  Island  was  first  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  New  England  settlers  by 
the  murder  of  Captain  John  Oldham  and  his  companions  in  1636  by  its  savage 
inhabitants.  On  that  account  expeditions  were  fitted  out  from  Boston  by  which 
the  Indian  inhabitants  were  punished  and  subdued,  and  the  island  then  became 
the  possession  of  Massachusetts,  but  was  afterwards  sold  to  private  parties  by 
the  colony,  and  finally,  in  1672,  was  duly  incorporated  as  a  Rhode  Island 
town,  and  was  named  New  Shoreham.  The  name  perpetuates  the  memory  of 
Adrian  Block,  an  old  Dutch  navigator,  who  visited  it  in  1614.  Verazzano,  the 
Florentine  navigator  and  explorer,  saw  it  in  1524  as  he  passed  along  the  coast, 
and  he  reported  that  it  was  full  of  hills  and  covered  with  trees. 

Within  the  last  fifteen  years  Block  Island  has  been  gradually  coming  into 


1 88  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

prominence  as  a  summer  resort,  until  at  present  it  probably  lias  a  greater  num- 
ber of  hotels  than  other  any  resort  on  the  New  England  coast.  Perhaps  this 
statement  ought  to  be  qualified  by  saying  that  Narragansett  Pier,  with  fewer 
hotels,  has  accommodations  for  a  larger  number  of  persons.  Block  Island,  how- 
ever, is  as  yet  mainly  a  hotel  resort. 

One  of  the  great  attractions  of  Block  Island  is  the  fishing  to  be  enjoyed  oft 
its  shores  or  in  the  surrounding  waters.  About  a  third  of  the  islanders  are  en- 
gaged in  the  fisheries,  and  the  cod,  mackerel,  and  swordfish  are  those  chiefly 
sought  for  commercial  purposes.  The  favorite  sport  of  summer  visitors  is  to 
fish  for  bluefish  from  a  Block  Island  boat  in  the  care  of  a  hardy  skipper,  or  bet- 
ter still  to  throw  the  line  for  sea  bass  from  the  foot  of  the  bluffs  on  the  south 
shore,  where  frequently  very  good  catches  are  made.  The  ponds  abound  in 
fish,  particularly  Great  Pond,  and  many  of  the  summer  visitors  prefer  this  sport 
to  the  danger  and  disagreeable  features  incident  to  sea  fishing. 

A  large  proportion  of  the  inhabitants,  contrary  to  popular  belief,  make 
their  living  by  farming,  and  a  considerable  area  of  the  island  is  cultivated,  some 
of  the  hills  even  to  their  summits.  The  sea-weed  gathered  on  the  shores  makes 
an  excellent  fertilizer  and  is  much  used  for  that  purpose.  Large  quantities  of 
carrageen  or  Irish  moss  is  gathered  every  season,  principally  on  the  west  side  of 
the  island,  and  brings  a  good  revenue  to  some  of  the  islanders.  There  are  no 
wild  animals  on  the  island,  but  many  migratory  birds  make  it  a  resting  place  at 
certain  seasons  of  the  year.  Quite  a  number  of  sheep  are  kept  by  the  farmers, 
and  they  form  pleasing  pictures  grazing  on  the  hill  sides.  Block  Island  mut- 
ton is  famous  for  its  flavor,  which  it  owes  probably  to  the  excellent  climate  and 
fine  grazing. 

The  population  of  the  island  in  1SS5  was  1,257,  and  of  those  about  ninety  per 
cent,  were  American  born  and  all  but  193  were  born  on  the  island.  There 
are  no  poor  on  the  island-,  and  no  almshouse.  Nearly  all  the  families  own  their 
own  houses  and  land,  and  probably  not  more  than  five  native  families  rent 
houses.  The  fisherman's  property  consists  of  his  dwelling,  a  small  piece  of 
land  for  his  garden,  and  his  boat.  This  general  ownership  of  their  homes  and 
lands  has  always  made  the  islanders  a  peculiarly  independent  and  genuinely 
democratic  community,  and  as  a  consequence  the  standard  of  intelligence  among 
them  has  been  and  is  much  in  advance  of  the  average  rural  population  on  the 
mainland. 

There  is  during  the  summer  a  choice  of  three  routes  to  reach  Block  Island  : 
The  Continental  steamer  leaving  Providence  at  9.00  A.  M.  connects  at  New- 
port with  steamer  Geo.  W.  Dcuiieho7i,  which  leaves  that  port  daily  except  Sun- 
days for  the  island,  at  12.30  p.  M.  and  returning  leaves  the  island  at  8.00 
A.  m.  The  new  steamer  A/ount  Hope  leaves  Providence  every  Tuesday  and 
Saturday  at  9.00  a.  m.,  and  Newport  on  same  days  at  10.00  A.  m.,  and  also 
leaves  Providence  Sundays  at  10.00  A.  m.  ;  returning,  leaves  Block  Island  same 
days  at  3.00  p.  M.  The  sea-going  steamer  Block  Island  leaves  Norwich  daily 
(except  Sunday),  at  8.15  A.  m.,  New  London  at  9.30,  touching  at  Watch 
Hill,  arrives  at  the  island  at  12.30,  and  leaves  at  2.00  p.  m. 


i9o  PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 

The  original  hotel  at  Block  Island  was  the  Spring  House,  established  by 
its  present  proprietor,  Hon.  B.  B.  Mitchell,  more  than  twenty  years  ago,  when 
only  two  mails  a  week  reached  the  island  and  the  only  means  of  communication 
with  the  mainland  were  the  frail  boats  of  the  islanders.  It  was  the  foundation 
of  the  development  of  the  island  as  a  summer  resort,  and  in  spite  of  dull  sea- 
sons and  adverse  circumstances  the  doors  of  the  house  have  always  been  open. 
With  the  increase  of  summer  business  that  in  time  came,  accommodations  had 
to  be  increased,  until  at  present  it  consists  of  the  old  Spring  House  fronting 
east,  the  new  Spring  House  fronting  north,  both  forming  one  building,  while 
in  addition  is  the  Annex,  a  good  sized  summer  hotel  in  itself.  These  houses 
are  situated  on  extensive  grounds  sloping  down  to  the  water's  edge,  and  are 
elevated  above  the  sea  two  hundred  feet,  while  they  are  only  a  short  distance 
from  the  landing.  The  proprietor,  Hon.  B.  B.  Mitchell,  has  largely  assisted  in 
developing  the  island  as  a  summer  resort,  for  besides  his  work  in  maintaining 
the  Spring  House,  by  his  services  in  the  Rhode  Island  General  Assembly  and 
his  correspondence  with  public  men,  he  has  been  largely  instrumental  in  bring- 
ing about  the  construction  of  the  breakwater  and  in  introducing  other  improve- 
ments that  have  contributed  so  much  to  render  the  island  popular.  The  house 
has  all  the  modern  conveniences,  and  is  especially  famous  for  its  water  supply 
which  is  obtained  from  the  celebrated  spring  from  which  it  takes  its  name,  and 
which  in  fact  first  gave  the  impetus  to  Block  Island  as  a  summer  resort. 
There  are,  in  reality,  two,  differing  radically  in  the  quality  of  their  waters,  but 
both  adapted  for  all  purposes.  Its  ample  grounds,  fine  location,  pure  and  brac- 
ing water,  conservative  and  careful  management,  all  render  this  hotel  one  of  the 
finest  sojourning  places  on  the  island. 


On  an  elevation  overlooking  the  harbor,  but  a  short  distance  from  the  land- 
ing, and  reached  by  a  short  walk  or  drive  is  the  Norwich  House,  which  from 
its  situation  fully  justifies  its  good  name.  From  its  piazzas  the  breakwater,  the 
shipping,  the  village,  and  the  hotels  all  lie  at  the  spectator's  feet,  while  a  large 
portion  of  the  island,  its  shores,  hills,  and  ponds,  are  spread  out  to  view.  The 
house  is  surrounded  by  grassy  slopes,  thereby  avoiding  the  flying  sand  that  pre- 
vails near  the  highways.  It  is  fitted  up  in  a  comfortable,  commodious  style, 
with  modern  conveniences.  The  terms  are  moderate,  and  every  attention  and 
courtesy  is  extended  to  the  guests. 


Near  the  landing,  seated  on  the  edge  of  the  bluff,  the  street  running  on  the 
landward  side  of  it,  is  the  Harbor  Cottage,  run  by  C.  C.  Ball,  and  one  of  the 
best  appointed  hotels  in  the  place.  For  location  and  outlook  it  is  unexcelled, 
and  its  table  is  well  supplied,  as  Mr.  Ball  has  his  large  store  near  by  to  draw 
from  constantly. 


THE  HOTEL  LIST. 


BLOCK  ISLAND. 

Surf  Cottage,  Charles  W.  Willis;  on  bluff  near  bathing 
beach;  50  rooms.  Rates  from  $10  to  $15  per  week; 
$2.50  per  clay. 

Connecticut  House,  M.  M.  Day;  33  rooms.  Rates  $8  to 
$12  per  week. 

Woonsoeket  House.  Almanza  J.  Rose;  midway  between 
steamboat  landing  and  bathing-  beach;  50  rooms. 
Rates  $2  per  day. 

Bellevue  House,  L.  B.  Mott;  20  rooms.  $1.50  per  day; 
$7  to  $10  per  week. 

Block  Island  House,  G.  W.  Oonley;  half  a  mile  from 
landing-;  30  rooms.    $8,  $10,  and  $12  per  week. 

Hotel  Manisses,  O.  S.  Marden;  76  rooms.  Rates  $2.50, 
$3.00.  and  $3.50  per  day;  $12  per  week  and  upwards. 

Highland  House,  D.  A.  Mitchell ;  50  rooms.  Rates  on  ap- 
plication. 

SeaSide  House,  Captain  Francis  Willie;  Beach  Avenue; 
30  rooms.    $8  to  $10  per  week. 

Pequot  House,  Thaddeus  A.  Ball;  Main  street,  near 
beach ;  55  rooms.    $9  to  $15  per  week ;  $2  per  day. 

Neptune  Hotel,  Wm.  A.  Durfee;  40  rooms.  $2  per  day; 
$10  per  week  and  upwards. 

The  Adrian,  Nathan  Mott;  45  rooms.  Rates  on  applica- 
tion. 

Narragansett  House,  Reuben  F.  Randall;  near  wharf;  31 
rooms.    $y  to  $14  per  week;  $2  per  day. 

Union  House,  Leander  A.  Ball ;  three  minutes'  walk  from 
landing;  25  rooms.    $2  per  day. 

Ocean  View  Hotel,  Nicholas  Ball,  proprietor;  O.  S.  Mar- 
den, F.  C.  Cundall.  managers;  3?o  rooms.  $3.5"  to 
$5  per  day ;  $21  to  $35  per  week. 

Spring  House,  B.  B.  Mitchell ;  on  heights  overlooking 
landing;  accommodations  for  BOO  guests  in  large 
hotel  and  in  an  annex  as  large  as  ordinary  hotel. 
Rates  on  application. 

The  Hygeia,  C  H.  Hadley,  M.  I).,  proprietor;  S.  A.  Snow, 
manager. 

National  House,  Ray  G  Lewis;  near  post  office;  65 
rooms.    $10  to  $25  per  week. 

Norwich  House,  J.  E.  Rose;  16 rooms.  $8  to  $12  per  week. 

Harbor  Cottage,  C.  C.  Ball;  at  landing;  25  rooms.  $10  to 
$12  per  week.. 

BRISTOL. 

Bristol  Hotel,  Martin  V.  Newton ;  34  rooms.    $2  per  day. 

BRISTOL  FERRY,  R.  I. 


CHARLESTOWN,  R.  I. 

Ocean  House,  Peleg  E.  Sisson;  northern  shore  of  Pa- 
wawget  or  Charlestown  Poud,  Southern  Rhode  Is- 
land ;  20  rooms.    $7  to  $8  per  week. 

CHARLESTOWN  BEACH. 

Ninigret  House,  H.  W.  Taler.  Furnishes  table  board  for 
cottagers  and  others. 


CUMBERLAND  HILL,  R.  I. 

Highland  House,  Mrs.  George  A.  Jencks;  about  a  mile 
from  Manville;  16  rooms.    $10  per  week. 

EAST  GREENWICH. 

Updike  House,  Nathaniel  Carpenttr;  Main  Street;    40 

rooms.    32  per  day. 
Central  House,  Edwin  M.   Tilley;  81   Main  Street.     17 
rooms.    $1  to  $1.50  per  day. 


EAST  PROVIDENCE. 

Fyler's  Cottage  Home,  E.  W.  Fyler;  near  steamboat 
landing;  20  rooms.  $7  to  $10  per  week  for  one  in 
room ;  $12  to  $15  for  two  in  room. 

Silver  Spring  House,  H.  P.  Bliss;  Silver  Spring.  3  miles 
from  Providence;  20  rooms.  $2  per  day;  $7  to  $10  . 
per  week. 

What  Cheer  House,  Bullock's  Point,  Jas.  E.  Woodward; 
50  rooms.    $1  to  $1.50  per  day. 

Riverside  Hotel,  George  W.  Paton;  Lincoln  Avenue;  50 
rooms.    $1  per  day. 

River  View  Park  Hotel,  Beverly  J  Ring;  Pomham  Bluff; 
25  rooms.    $1  to  $1.50  per  day. 

Perry  House.  Emma  A.  Perry;  Grant  Avenue;  accommo- 
dation for  30.    $1  per  day;  $6  to  $10  per  week. 

Camp  White  House,  Alfred  A.  White;  Riverside;  75 
rooms.    $1  to  $1.50  per  day. 


FALL  RIVER. 


Commercial  House.  William  L.  Fish;  32,  32',.,  and  34  Sec- 
ond Street,  rear  City  Hall;  20  rooms.  $1.50  to  $2 
per  day. 

Wilbur  House.  George  K  Wilbur;  17  to  25  North  Main 
Street ;  75  rooms.    $2  50  per  day. 

Narraganset  Hotel,  George  F.  Kingsley;  57  North  Main 
Street ;  60  rooms.    $2  per  day. 

Mellen  House,  George  Bowker  &  Co.;  North  Main 
Street.    Accommodations  for  150. 

Richardson  House,  A.  C.  Durfee;  corner  Main  and  Cen- 
tral streets;  100  rooms  ;  European  or  American 
plan. 

Park  House,  John  West;  210,  242.  and  244  South  Main 
Street.    European  plan. 

Evans  House,  W.  C.  Evans;  43  North  Main;  25  rooms. 
$1.50  per  day. 

Vickery's  Hotel,  Charles  P.  Vickery;  7  North  Main 
Street;  30  rooms.    $1  per  day. 

JAMESTOWN. 

Gardner  House,  Jamestown,  opposite  Newport;  70 rooms, 

$2  per  day. 
Bay  View  House,  Charles  T.  Knowles;  Jamestown,  op- 

>k; 


LITTLE  COMPTON,  R.  I. 

The  Sakonnet,  J.  L.  Slocum,  Seaconnet  Point;  25  rooms 
and  accommodations  in  Wilbur  Cottage  adjoining. 
$14  per  week. 

NARRAGANSETT  PIER. 

Revere  House.  F.  P.  W.  Tefft,  lessee;  Ocean  Road;  100 

rooms.    $3  per  day. 
Metatoxet  House,  John  H.  Caswill;  75  rooms.    Double 

rooms  $25  to  $28,  single  $15  to  $20  per  week;  $3  per 

day  for  one  person. 
Narragansett,  Ezbon  S.  Taylor;  Ocean  Road;  40  rooms; 

$15  to  $25  per  week ;  $3  per  day. 
The  Mount  Hope.  William  G.  Caswell;  Ocean  Avenue; 

136  rooms.    $3  to  $4  per  day. 
The  Mathewson,  S.  W.  Mathewson;    Ocean  Avenue:  150 

rooms.  $4  per  day.  Special  rate  for  week  or  month. 
The  Gladstone,  W.  A.  Nye ;  125  rooms.    $4  to  $5  per  day ; 

f20  to  $35  per  week  single  room;  $30  to  $45  per  week 
ouble  rooms. 
The  Rockingham,  James  G.  Burns;  corner  of  Main  Street 
and  Sea  Side  Avenue;  120  rooms.    $3.50  to  $4.00  per 
day. 
The  Atwood,  James  A.  Tucker;  loo  rooms.    $3  and  up. 
wards. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Massasoit  House.  John  Babcook;  Mathewson  Street;  70 

rooms.    $3  to  $3.50  per  day. 
Atlantic  House,  S.  T.  Browning;  100  rooms.     $2.50  to  $4 

per  day. 
The  Delavan,  J.  O.  Chandler;  57  rooms,  and  6  in  cottage. 

$3.50  per  day  for  transients. 
Ocean  House,  Geo.  N.  Kenyon ;  Caswell  Street ;  50  rooms. 

$3  per  day;  $14  to   $17  single  rooms,  $22   to  $25 

double  rooms  per  week. 
Congdon  House,  David  A.    Segar;    five  minutes'  drive 

from  railroad  station;    15  rooms.    $10  to  $20  per 

week. 
Hotel  Columbus,  W.   A.  Nye;    accommodation  for  100 

guests.  $4  per  day ;  $20  to  $30  per  week  single  room ; 

$30  to  $40  per  week  double  rooms. 
The  Continental,  A.  F.  Saunders;  120  rooms.     $3  to  $4 

per  day. 

NEWPORT. 


Bray  ton  House,  B.  R.  Bray  ton;  38  and  44  Pelham  Street; 

33  rooms.    $2.00  to  $2.50  per  day. 
TheAquidueck,  L.  F.  Attleton;  Pelham  Street;  75 rooms. 

$2.50  to  $4  per  day. 
Perry  House,  Henry  Bull.  Jr. ;  Washington  Square ;  100 

rooms.    $3  per  day. 


Germania  Hotel,  Richard  Holzinger;  State  foot  of  Down- 
ing Street;  12  rooms.    $2  per  day. 

Sherman  House,  M.  E.  Lewin;  105  Thames;  30  rooms; 
$1.00,  $1.25,  and  $1  50  per  day. 

Cliff  Avenue  Hotel  and  Cottages,  M.  F.  Messer;  eight 
cottages  on  Cliffs;  meals  and  <-erviee,  and  cottages 
in  other  parts  city.    Rates  on  application. 

Clifton  House,  R.  P.  Cummiugs;  113  to  115  Bellevue 
Avenue ;  33  rooms.    $2  50  to  $3  per  day. 

NORTH  SCITUATE,  R.  I. 

Moswansicut  House.  Henry  Turner;  on  shores  of  Lake 
Moswansicut;  100  rooms.    $7  to  $10  per  week. 

NOYES'  NECK,  WESTERLY,  R.  I. 

Chapman  House,  Harris  P.  Chapman,  2d ;  rooms  in  house 
and  adjoining  cottages.  $1.50  per  day ;  special  rates 
to  permanent  guests. 

PEACEDALE,  R.  I. 

Peacedale  House,  Mrs.  John  Sykes;  25  rooms.  $1  per 
day. 

PAWTUCKET. 

Benedict  House,  A.  Franz  Donath;   corner   Main   and 

Broad  Streets ;  loo  rooms.    $2  per  day. 
Pawtucket  Hotel,  D.  W.  Bucklin;  23  Broadway. 

PROVIDENCE. 

Hotel  Dorrauce,  George  W.  Cross;  corner  Dorrance 
and  Westminster  Streets ;  200  rooms ;  European  plan. 
$1.00  per  day  and  upward. 

Narragansett  Hotel,  L.  H.  Humphreys;  corner  Broad 
and  Dorrance  Streets;  300  rooms ;  rates  according  to 
location  of  rooms. 

Hotel  Perriu,  Josiah  B.  Reed;  127.  129.  and  131  Washing- 
ton Street;  60  rooms.    $2.00  per  day. 

Central  Hotel,  Hopkins  &  Sears;  6,  Canal  Street;  84 
rooms;  European  plan:  Rooms  5ilc.,  75c,  and  $1.00 
per  day.    American  plan:  $1.50  to  $2  00  per  day. 

Musee  Hotel,  Joseph  S.  Wheeler;  1  Aborn  Street;  2£ 
rooms.    $1.00  per  day. 

iEtna  Hotel  (formerlv  Freeman  House),  James  S.  Shat- 
tuck ;  96  Union  Street ;  70  rooms.    $1.50  per  day. 

Hotel  St.  George,  Thomas  Miller  proprietor;  F.  T.  Dods- 
worth,  manager;  66,  68,  ami  7o  Washington  Street;62 
rooms.  Special  theatrical  rates,  $1.00  per  day.  Tran- 
sient rates,  $1.25  per  day. 

Hopkins  Hotel,  Truman  A.  Cunliff;  421  and  423  High 
Street ;  50  rooms.    $1.50  per  day. 

Mansion  House,  George  R.  Earle:  159  Benefit  Street;  50 
rooms.  $1.00  to  $1.50  per  day  ;  $5,  $6,  $7,  and  $8  per 
week . 

Revere  Hotel,  Henry  L.  Carter;  corner  Pine  and  Dor- 
rance Streets;  30  rooms;  European  plan, 


City  Hotel,  148  and  150  Broad. 

Bijou  Hotel,  110  Union,  Matthew  Barry. 

Girard  Hotel,  E.  W.  Tinker,  51  to  55  Eddy. 

WAKEFIELD,  R.  I. 

Wakefield  House,  Jeremiah   Briggs;  18  rooms.     $2  per 

day. 
Columbia  House,  George  S,  Holland,  Jr. ;  40  rooms.  $1  to 

$2  per  day. 

WARREN. 

Fessendeu  House,  George  L.  Crump;  corner  Main  and 
Croade  Streets :  accommodations  for  50.  $  1.50  to  $2 
per  day;  $6  to  $12  per  week. 

Cole's  Hotel,  Jeremiah  Goff;  Main,  corner  Joyce  Street; 
35  rooms.    $1.50  to  $2  per  day ;  $6  to  $10  per  week. 

WARWICK. 

Apponaug  Hotel,  Apponaug,  Geo.  H.  Clough;  25  rooms. 

$2  per  day. 
James  Tinker's  Hotel  (Bank  Cafe),  PawtuXet,  Warwick 

side. 
Warwick  Neck  House,  B.  S.  Hazard;  Warwick  Neck;  40 

rooms.    Terms  on  application. 
Oakland  Beach  Hotel,  E.  Stanton;  115  rooms,  and  one 

cottage  with  nine  rooms.    Terms  on  application. 
Oakland  Beach  Farm  House,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Phibbricks;  25 

rooms.    $2  to  $4  per  day. 
Old  Buttonwoods  House,  Albert  Hopkins,  at  Old  But- 

tonwoods  Beach,  Greenwich  Bay;  24  rooms.    $7  to 

$9  per  week. 
Buttonwood  Beach  Hotel,  Mrs.  Kate  Brown,  Cowesset 

Bay ;  40  rooms.    $2  to  $3  per  day. 
Warwick  Arms  Hotel,  Mrs.  R.  D.  Goey;  Rocky  Point.  $12 

to  $16  per  week. 
Cady's  Hotel,  River  View,  Mrs.  T.  N.  Arnold,  manager. 
Bay   Side   Hotel,    Thomas  W.   Gorton;  45   rooms;    $17 
to  $30  for  two  persons  per  week. 

WATCH  HILL. 

Atlantic  House,  O.  S.  Spencer;  80  rooms.    $2  and  $3  per 

day ;  $  10  to  $  21  per  week. 
Plympton.  Bay  View,  and  Dickens  Houses,  William  Hill, 

all  fronting  on  Little  Narragansett  Bay ;  250  rooms ; 

dining-room  at  Plympton.    $3  in  Plympton;  $2.50 

in  Bay  View;  $2  in  Dickens. 
Larkin  House,  D.  F.  Larkin ;  206  rooms ;  accommodations 

for  400  guests. 
Narragansett  House,  N.  E.  Nash ;  27  rooms.    Reasonable, 

according  to  location. 
Ocean  House,  J.  F.  Champlin ;  150  rooms.    $4  per  day. 
Peninsula   House,    Coates   and   Ockington;     40   rooms. 

Terms  on  application. 
Watch  Hill  House,  A.  R.  Hale;  165  rooms.   $4  per  day. 

WESTERLY. 

Dixon  House,  Chauncey  W.  Johnson,  Broad  Street ;  125 

rooms.    $2  to  $3  per  day. 
Leonard  House,  Charles  Leonard,  Main  Street;  25  rooms. 

$1  to  $1.50  per  day. 
Windsor  House,  Wm.  S.  Robinson,  59  High  Street;  4 

rooms.    $1  50  per  day. 

WICKFORD. 

Narragansett  House,  Henry  S.  Congdon;  corner  Wall 
and  Main  Streets ;  17  rooms,    $1  to  $2  per  day. 

Cold  Spring  House,  T.  C.  Peirce  and  C.  P.  Peirce;  51 
rooms.    $2.50  per  day;  $10  to  $15  per  week. 

Bay  View  House,  Daniel  Lawton ;  20  rooms.  $7  to  $10  per 
week. 

WOONSOCKET. 

Woonsocket  Hotel,  Cook.  Mason  &  Co.;  Market  Square; 

75  rooms.    $2  per  day. 
Monument    House.  S.  W.  Elliott    &    Co,;    WQUWOeut 

Square;  75  rooms.   $2  per  (Jay, 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Russell  M.  Joslin's 

©A&N ^— 

MARKET. 


Meats,  Vegetables 


-AND 


Wtmm  ®  Sutter 


At  Low  Prices  and  Warranted  the  Best. 

Prompt    Delivery. 

9  Richmond  Street,    -    Providence,  R.  I. 


w 


ANTED— HELP,  male  and  female ;  als 


Westminster  street  and  31  Exchange  place, 
room  6,  one  flight ;  elevator ;  telephone. 


MRS.  P.  C.  HILLMAN, 

INTELLIGENCE}  AGENCY 

One  Rligtit,  Room  6, 

ENTRANCES  : 

91  Westminster  St.,  and  81  Exchange  Place, 

PROVIDENCE,    R.    I. 

Elevator  ana  Telephone. 

GELB  &  MOHN, 

CATERERS, 
ICE    CREAM     PARLORS, 

157    Westminster  Street, 
Providence,    R.    I. 


WILLIAM  R.  BROWN, 

COSTUMES,    BBflAMAS,    JEWELS,  I.  O. 
B.   M.   PARAPHERNALIA, 

Gold   and   "j®lated   Emblem^, 

Ribbon  Badges  and    Rosettes,,    Constitutions  and   By-Laws,  Ball 

Programmes,  Tickets,  Address  Cards,  all  kinds  of  Society 

Printing.     Write  for  prices. 

77    Dorrnnce    Street,    Providence. 


PATENTS 

U.  S.  AND   FOREIGN. 

josMi.uiu,w:iu- c«.. 

SOLICITORS 


EXPERTS. 

25  Butler  Exchange, 
PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

Reports    and    Arguments   furnished  in    Patent 

Litigation.    Assistance  and  Counsel  rendered 

a3  Experts  in  patent  cases. 


European,  Canadian,  and  American   Patents 
for  Inventions,  Designs    and    Trade- 
Marks  procured   promptly. 


Researches  made  to  determine  the  validity  of  Ameri- 
can and  Foreign  Patents. 


PICTURESQJJE     NARRAGANSETT. 


84  South   Water  St., 

Providence,    R.    I. 


TELEPHONE. 

The  Leading- 
ANUFACTURER 


Awnings,  Tents,  Flags  &  Waterproof  Covers.  Yacht  Work  a  Specialty. 


ESTABLISHED    IN    1870. 


CUSHMAN  BROS.  &  CO., 


WINDOW  SHADES 


Curtain    Fixtures,  Opaque  and  Tint  Cloths,  Hollands 
and  Upholstery  Hardware,  Upholstery  Goods. 

82,  84  &  86  Hawley  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia   Store,  917  FILBERT  STREET. 


Our  Stock  is  the  largest,  our  prices  as  low  as  any  house  in  the   line. 

Our  Spring  Shade  Boilers,  Tint  Cloths  and  Opaques  are  the 
very  best  goods  on   the  market. 

Buy  CUSHMAN'S  make  of  goods  and  you  will  get  articles  guaranteed  perfect. 
We  are  manufacturers  and  sell  to  all  first-class  houses  throughout  the  United  States 
and    Canada. 


LOWELL,  Mass. 

A.  V.  PARTRIDGE,  Prop. 

FRANK  PARTRIDGE, — Clerks. — W.  H.  BOODY, 

Check  all  Baggage  to  Merrimack  .St.  Depot. 

Horse  Cars  to  all  parts  of  the  City  pass  the 

door  every  seven  minutes. 

First-Class  Theatre    Connected   with  the 

House, 
Proprietor  of  Theatre  and  City.Bill  Poster. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


IF  YOU  WANT   TO   SAVE  MONEY 

BUY     YOUR 

Seeds,  Lawn  Mowers,  Farming  Tools, 

Buckeye  Mowing  Machines,  Horse  Hakes, 

Hay  Tedders,    Grindstones  and  Wooden   Ware 

At    Headquarters. 

W.   IE.    IBJL^IE^IETT    &    CO., 

-^*3   ctrxcl   -5-^   Canal    Street,     Providence,  R.  I. 


Gideon  Spencer. 


Nemlah  A.  Wood. 


Spencer  &  Wood, 

DENTISTS, 

269  Westminster  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Teeth   extracted   without   pain. 


Best   Wlmmm  im    ilk®  City 

To  get  PHOTOGRAPHS  at  Reasonable  Prices. 

BEST  CABINET 

Only  !*3.00  per  dozen  at 

Bunnell's  Photo  Studio, 

357    Westminster  Street. 

I  will  redeem  checks  issued  from  any  photograph 
establishment,  with  i*J.50,  and  guarantee  the  pic- 
tures to  be  as  good  as  any  made  anywhere  in  the  city. 
Remember  the  price,  time  and  place. 


NEW  ENGLAND  VGHT1LATINBM  HEATIHC  CO., 


MANUFACTURERS      OF 


Power,  Stationary  §  Revolving  Ventilators 


For  the  removal  of  Steam,  Smoke,  Foul 

Air  and  Gases. 

OS-  A  Specialty  made  of 

Galvanized      Iron 

DUST   PIPES 

For  Opener*  and  trappers.  AImo 
for  Conveying  Cotton  and  Wool 
Stock,  and  for  Ventilating  Public 
Buildings. 

All  kinds  of  Sheet  Metal  Work  per- 
taining to  Cotton  and  Woolen  Mills  and 
Machinery  executed  at  short  notice. 


OFFICE     AND      WOK  KM 


566,  568  and  570   Manton   Avenue, 

Providence,     R.     T. 

■I?/.    P^IOIrHI^IE^IDSOlsr,    PBOPHIBTOIl. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Established,  i@g®. 


DEALER  IN 


Hats,  Caps,  feadtes'  Rtcft  Furs, 

FUR  ROBES,  SEAL  CAPS  AND  GLOVES,  FUR  TRIMMINGS,  Etc. 
Gentlemen's  ifcuraialiing  €to@ds,  ^sntarellaa  %ii  Canes* 


A  choice  assortment  of  the  latest  style  Hats,  in  Dunlap,  Youman,  Miller,  and  other 

fashionable    shapes,    in    all    qualities.       Dress     Shirts,    Gloves,    Hosiery, 

Neckwear,    Suspenders,    Etc. 

239  Westminster  street,  providence,  r.  I. 


W.  J.  NICHOLS, 


:    :    :    :    gatl?  •  Room^, 

If®.  3;§  Harkef  Sq^nare, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


Twelve  First-class  Workmen. 

Razors  Honed  at  Short  Notice. 


EDWIN   E.  CALDER, 

Professor  of  Chemistry  in  Boston 
University, 

Analytical  tk  Consulting  Chemist. 

14  &  15  Board  of  Trade  Building, 

Telephone  1063-2. 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


Particular  attention  given  to  the  examination  of 
water  for  drinking  purposes. 


HENRY  W.  COZZENS, 

ELE©T^I©I/\N( 


CONTRACTOR      FOR ■ 


ELECTRIC  BELLS,  BURGLAR  ALARMS, 
Electric   Cas   Lighting, 

Electrical  Supplies,  Speaking  Tubes,  Etc.  Repairing-  a 
Specialty.  Office  of  Chief  Engineer  of  Fire  Department, 
and  Supt.  of  Fire  Alarm.  Office  of  Newport  Electric 
Light   Company. 

179    Thames  Street,  Second    Floor, 

NEWPORT,   R.    I. 


IS  OFFERED  ON  THE 

St.  George's  Heights  Plat, 

To  first-class  parties  wishing  to  secure  a  home, 
or  for  investment,  near  Arlington  and  Olney- 
ville.  Easy  access  to  horse  cars  and  steam  cars. 
The  highest  and  best  plat  of  land  ever  offered 
for  sale  so  near  Providence.     Call  on 

CHAS.  0.  BEMETT  or  H.  C.  PIERCE, 

176  Broad  Street. 


ies 


Balsamine  For  Burns,  Bruises,  Rheumatism. 

Cough  and  Lung  Balsam  For  Coughs,  Colds,  Etc. 
Malaria  Cure,  Guaranteed  to  Cure. 

Strengthening  Porous  Plasters  Best  in  Use. 

Dr.  Stevens'  Cond.  Powders    For  Horses  and  Cattle. 
Beef,  Iron  and  Wine  For  General  Debility,  Etc 
Sarsaparilla  Compound  For  Blood  Purifier,  Etc. 

GEO,  A.  PECKHAM,  Prop'r,  22  &  24  Peck  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

^STYLES'  TROY  STEAM  LAUNDRY,* 

21,  23  and  25  Chapel  Street,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Largest  and  best  equipped  Steam  Laundry  in  the  State.  Shirts,  Collars  and  Cuffs  a  Specialty. 
Goods  called  for  and  delivered.  No  chloride  of  lime  used.  Telephone  connection.  Parties  out  of 
town  sending  goods  by  mail  or  express  will  receive  prompt  attention. 


ilMxe  ®  Sakonnet.! 


LOCATION.  The  new  Hotel,  The  Sakonnet,  opened  June  18, 1888,  stands  on  a  bluff  on  Sakonnet  Point,  Little  Conipton, 
R.  I.  Jutting  out  into  the  Atlantic  on  one  side,  and  the  Sakonnet  River  on  the  other,  the  Point  is  unsurpassed  for  graid 
and  striking  scenery,  even  amid  a  country  famed  as  the  finest  in  the  state,  and  abounding  in  beautiful  drives  by  forest,  field 
and  ocean. 

A  broad  veranda  extends  entirely  around  the  house,  affording  shade  at  all  hours.  From  it  may  be  seen  the.  grounds, 
extending  to  the  water's  edge,  the  surf  breaking  on  the  rocks  almost  at  the  very  door,  the  arrival  and  departure  of  the 
steamer  not  far  away,  and  vessels  passing  near  or  out  at  sea.  Facilities  for  surf  or  still-water  bathing,  also  for  boating  and 
fishing  are  excellent.  _    ,       _,. 

ACCOMMODATION'S.  The  house  contains  26  rooms,  15  of  which  are  lodging  rooms.  On  the  first  floor  are  Parlor,  Sit- 
ting Room  and  two  Dining-Rooms,  each  commanding  a  fine  view  of  the  ocean  :  a  dressing  room  containing  set  bowls,  etc., 
besides  the  Office,  Kitchen  and  Butler's  Pantry.  The  second  floor  consists  of  Bedrooms,  ten  in  number,  connected  with  the 
Office  by  Electric  Bells.  They  are  all  light  and  airy,  and  overlook  the  ocean.  A  bath-room  with  all  conveniences  is  on  this 
floor,  supplied,  as  is  the  Dressing-Room  below,  with  hot  and  cold  water.    The  third  story  contains  five  lodging  rooms. 

The  table  will  be  provided  with  fresh  eggs,  milk,  butter,  poultry,  and  vegetables  from  the  farmers  in  the  vicinity. 

Horses  and  carriages  for  driving  and  accommodations  for  those  owned  by  the  guests  maybe  had. 

MEANS  OF  ACCESS.    The  Steamer  Queen  City  leaves  Providence  and  Sakonnet  daily  as  per  advertisement,  except 
Sunday,  connecting  at  Tiverton  station  with  trains  for  Boston.  Providence,  and  Newport.    Carriages  to  and  from  trains 
can  be    furnished  if  desired.    The  steamer's  landing  is  about  a  minute's  walk  from  the  house:  her  landing  in  Providence 
is  very  central. 
All  communications  should  be  addressed  to  J.   L.  SLOCUM,  Box    1 ,034-,  Providence,  R.  I. 


STEAMER 


QUEEN  C/m 


^A- 


r»~» 


VV.VVVXJVV 


Makes    Daily    Trips  from    Providence  to    Seaconnet  Point,  from  May  1st 
to  Oct.  1st,  and  balance  of  year  Tri- Weekly. 


^HE  sail  down  Narragansett  Bay  by  this  line  is  unsurpassed.     Leaving  the  heat  and  dust  of 
>•/   Providence  behind,  you  are  soon  on  the  clear  bright  water,  which  wends  its  way  to  the  ocean. 

The  cottages  of  the  summer  residents  dot  the  shore  on  either  side  as  you  pass  Silver  Spring, 
Riverside  and  Nayatt  on  the  one  side,  and  Pawtuxet,  Long  Meadow,  and  Rocky  Point  on  the  other. 
After  passing  Nayatt,  Warren  comes  in  sight;  then  Bristol  and  Fall  River.  Sailing  up  Mt.  Hope 
Bay,  you  pass  Mt.  Hope,  celebrated  in  the  early  history  of  the  state.  After  turning  the  northern 
extremity  of  the  island  of  Rhode  Island,  you  enter  Seaconnet  River  and  pass  through  the  two 
bridges,  and  a  short  sail  takes  you  by  Fogland  Point,  and  out  where  you  can  feel  the  gentle  swell  of 
the  ocean,  and  soon  arriving  at  Seaconnet  Point  where  ample  time  is  allowed  for  getting  dinner, 
and  for  a  drive  or  a  bath. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


U.S.  GUTTAPERCHA  PAINT 


Dries  with  a  Beautiful  and  Permanent  Gloss, 

is  Waterproof,  and  for  all  purposes  where  a  Deco- 
rative or  Preservative  coating-  is  desired.it  is  the 
Handsomest,  Best,  Most  Durable,  and 
Economical  Paint  in  the  World. 


"H.  P."  RESTORATIVE  OIL, 


Unequaled  for  use  on  exterior  painted  surfaces  which  have  faded 
or  lost  their  brilliancy  of  color;  also  for  coating  over  stained 
shingles,  hard  wood  or  grained  outside  doors  so  as  to  leave  a  dura- 
ble, glossy  finish. 


SPECIALTIESIN  PAINTS CoverinK  a  lar*e  "S^SSSSSKf TBMALS  ased 

For  particulars  address 

U.  S.  GUTTA  PERCHA  PAINT  CO., 

J.  WILLIAM  RICE,  Pres.  and  Gen'l  Manager, 
p. ^^-w^o^^ta^^^^jita^tun,"      l31>  133  &  135  Mathewson  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

What  Cheep  House 

c-aBULLOCK'S  •••  POINTx 

rT"*HE  above  house  is  located  six  miles  from  Providence,  and  it  is  a  charming  place  to 
1        spend  a  little  time  by  the  sea-shore.       The  house  will  accommodate  one  hundred 
and  fifty  guests,  and  is  conducted  on  the  American  plan,  from  $1.00  to  $1.50  per  day. 

Connected  with  the  house  is  a  beautiful  Pine  Grove  and  a  splendid  Beach  for  Bathing  ; 
also  a  Dance  Hall,  the  music  for  which  is  furnished  by  Vaughn's  Orchestra. 

Genuine  Rhode  Island  Shore  Dinners  served  daily,  and  a  liberal  discount  from  regular 
rates  given  to  Sunday  Schools  and  other  Societies. 

TOBOGGAN  SLIDE,  FLYING  HORSES,  BOAT  SWINGS, 

AND  OTHER  AMUSEMENTS. 

J.  E.  WOODWARD,  Proprietor. 

IRA  WINSOR  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS  OP  AND  DEALERS  IN 

STEM,  GAS,  11  WATER  F1TTK, 

OF    EVERY    DESCRIPTION. 

JS'TE^JVI  HE^ATIIVG  A^JPARATXJ^ 

For  Public  Buildings,  Private  Dwellings,  Etc.    Steam,  Gas  and 

Water  Piping  in  all  its  Branches.    Brass  Finishing, 

Steam  Gauges  Tested  and  Repaired. 

122  Dorrance  Street,         -         Providence,  R.  L 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


The  Fetirag@ia  SMri  M%.  C@ 

A.   A.  BEATTlE,  Proprietor. 

(Late  with  SAMUEL  BUDD,  New  York.) 

r[r!Custom  and  Dress  Shirts 

A  MPBCIAIiXT. 

146  WESTMINSTER  STREET,  -  Wilkinson  Building 

Providence,  R.  I. 

Orders   Attended  to  at  Customer's  Office  or  Residence. 


•» 


PROVIDENCE 

DENTAL  PARLORS 

Di^.  E.  William  Bowe.  Dentist. 

188  Westminster  St.,  Cor.  Union,  Room  5. 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 
Formerly  Aasoeiate  Dentist  of  Dr.  W.  W.  BRIDUE. 


Wsi>  JL>  *Sli®sit®  ^  ©i 


%) 


.Successors  to  C.  F.  «fc  J.  M.  Hull. 


Gnntracfops  and  Builders. 

Mill  Building  a  Specialty. 

65  Westminster  Street,  Room  24, 

W.  A.  Chapman.         /    -r\  •   i  t\      t 

^-J^SSS^l  Providence,  R.I. 


P.  O.  BOX  73&. 


Thomas  Mabbett, 


Manufacturer  of 


GAS  NETTING,  BURRING, 

Custom  Work  Solicited. 

36   BACON  STREET, 
Providence,  I£»  I* 

LINDSAY  ANDERSON, 

LADIES'  AND  GENTLEMEN'S 


JVo.  21  Westminster  Street, 


Manufacturers  of 

:l,eather  ®  Belts, 

LOOM  STRAPS,  PICKERS,  Etc. 

Special  Attention  paid  to  Repairing,  and  Putting  On  and  Taking  Up  Main  Belts.    Roll   Covering  for  Woolen    Machinery   a 
'        Specialty. 

OFFICE  AND  HMUFAGTORT :    37  &  39  CHARLES  STREET,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 
patent   folded   twist  belting. 


THE  BEST  ROUiND  BELT  IN  THE  WORLD.     |     SOLE  MANUFACTURERS. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


CAMPBELL  &  CO., 

Bicycles !  Safeties !  Tricycles ! 

Tandems,  Stars,  New  Rapids,  Quadrants. 

BICYCLE  REPAIRING  AX    REASONABLE   PRICES. 


8WNBBIE8,  SECOND-HAND  WHEELS. 

99    Orange    Street,    Providence,    R.    I. 

BICYCLE  REPAIRING  A  SPECIALTY. 

W.  H.  DOUGHTY  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 


We  use  the    best  cream    in   the  manufacture  of  our  Ice  Cream,  no    cheap   stock    used* 
Large  or   small  orders  delivered  at  short  notice.     Sunday  orders  a   specialty. 
Sweet  Cream  constantly  on   hand.     This  season  we  supply  Oakland 
Beach  and  Field's  Point  with  our  Cream. 

Price  off  the  team  or  at  the  Creamery,  40  cents  per  quart. 
Price   when    delivered  and    packed,   50  cents    per  quart;   $1.50   per 
Gallon;  Large  Orders,  $1.25.     Dishes  and  Spoons  Free  of  Charge. 

WT.     H.     DOUGHTY     «£s     CO., 

NO.  79  FIFIELD  AVENUE,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

TELEPHONE,  20S-6. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


ESTABLISHED  1848. 


Atwood,  Crawford  &  Co. 


-Manufacturers  of- 


iSPOOLS; 


For  Cotton  and  Linen  Thread,  Machine  Twist,  Train  and  Sewing;  Silk. 
Silk  and  Thread  SPOOLS  Printed  in  Colors. 

Braider  Spinning  and  Twister  Bobbins. 

FANCY  TURNING,  Etc. 


ABNER  ATWOOD. 

C.  FRED.  CRAWFORD. 

JOHN  H.  CRAWFORD. 


TELEPHONE  4524-2. 


We    make    a    specialty   of  Worsted  Aprons,    and    Worsted    Roll    Covering   Leather    for   Worsted 

Machinery.     We  also  Manufacture  a  first-class  Oak-tanned  Leather  Belt  made  from  the  best 

selected  Hides,  also  a  Belt  for  Electric  Light  Machinery,  some  of  which  are  in  use  in 

many  of  the  large  plants  in  this  country.     Our  brand  is  the  "Lion's  Head,"  which 

is  well  known  and  extensively  used  in  all  parts  of  the  United  States,  as 

is  proved  by  our  large  sales  and  rapidly  increasing  business. 

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED. 


R.  A.  BUTLER, 

Telegraph  Address,  Pawtucket.         CENTRAL  FALLS,  R.  I. 


E.  G.  BLODGETT,  President.        E.  W.  ORSWELL,  Treasurer. 

BLODGETT  &  ORSWELL  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Importers  of 

fiNEjfi  lazed]  Yarns) 

AND    SPOOL    COTTON. 

SPECIALTY  : 

Glazed  Yarus  in  all  Numbers  and  Colors,  Domestic  and 

Foreign,  for  Manufacturers  of  Ribbons 

and  Bindings. 

64  Broad  St.,  and  75  East  Ave.,  Pawtucket,  R.  I. 


COLE  BROS. 

BEAMING  and  CHAINING  MACHINES 

-  ■ — FOR 

Long  and  Short  Chain  System 

For  Fancy  Goods,  Such  as  Ginghams,  Etc. 
ALSO 

DYE  WORKS  MACHINERY, 

PAWTUCKET,     R.     L 

TELEPHONE  4704-4. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


FAISBSOTISBS  BBIrTIHG  CO. 

LEWIS  FAIRBROTHER,  Treasurer.  INCORPORATED  1888. 

The  b' 'use  w:»s  established  in  1834,  by  the  Hon.  Lewis  Fairbrother,  who  commenced  business  in  a  building 
measuring  about  thirty  feet  by  fifteen.  He  had  learned  the  art  of  tanning  in  Attleboro,  Mass.,  and  began 
businsep  in  Pawtucket,  R.  I  .then  only  a  small  village,  with  only  one  Vat,  making  Picker  and  Lace  Leather. 
A  few  years  later  he  entered  upon  the  manufacture  of  Leather  Belting  and  other  kinds  of  Leather  for 
factory  uses.  Purchasing  the  hides,  he  tanned  and  finished  them  lor  various  purposes  as  stated.  He  has 
contributed  largely  to  the  development  of  the  citv  of   Pawtucket  and  the  State. 

In  1H55  he  w,is  elected  representative  to  the  General  Assembly,  and  again  in  1856,  serving  two  years  as 
Chairman  of  the  House  Committee  on  Corporations.  In  1857  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate,  and  re-elected 
in  1J-58,  1859  and  1SG0,  and  again  in  1864,  here,  as  in  the  House,  serving  all  the  time  as  Chairman  of  tbe  Committee 
on  Corporations.  For  many  years  be  was  Agent  for  the  management  of  the  Providence  and  Pawtucket 
Turnpike,  and  set  many  of  the  trees  on  that  thoroughfare,  and  for  one  season  had  the  track  watered.  In  the 
erection  of  the  solid  stone  Bridge  at  Pawtucket  Falls,  by  order  of  the  State  of  Rhode  Island  and  the  Towns  of 
North  Providence  and  Pawtucket  in  1858.  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Commissioners.  During  the  Rebellion, 
besides  otherwise  aiding  the  Union  cause,  he  was  the  Committee  of  the  Town  for  distributing  thousands  of 
dollars  for  the  relief  and  comfort  of  the  families  of  the  soldiers,  aiding  about  a  hundred  and  fifty  families. 
He  was  president  of  the  Slater  Bank  (now  the  Slater  National  Bank)  at  its  organization  and  for  many  years 
after.  In  the  old  North  Providence  Bank  he  was  a  director,  and  is  now  a  director  in  the  Slat  r  Cotton 
Company.  In  18«6  he  was  appointed  by  the  State  an  Inspector  of  the  State  Prison,  and  served  in  that  office 
eleven  years.  In  every  position  in  life  he  has  been  valued  for  his  talents,  stability,  judgment  and  faithfulness. 
His  son  Henry  L  ,  on  reaching  maturity,  was  received  by  him  as  partner  in  business,  and  remained  interested 
in  the  business  until  his  demise  in  1886.  Coming  as  he  did  from  noble  ancestors,  he  was  a  noble  scion  of  the 
house  oi  Fairbrother.  In  politics  he  was  conservative;  in  business,  he  was  honorable  and  honored;  to  the 
humble  poor  he  was  charitable,  as  thousands  can  testify  who  now  honor  his  beloved  memory.  This  is  the 
oldest  Lea r her  Belting  Establishment  in  Rhode  sland,  and  the  oldest  in  the  United  States,  save  one  in  Massa- 
chusetts where   Mr.  Lewis    Fairbrother  learned  the  art  of  Tanning. 

ROBERT  D.  MASON  &  CO, 

BLEACH  ERS  m  DYERS 

of 

Spool  Threads,  Knitting  Cotton,  Cords,  Braids,  Tapes,  and  all  kinds  of  Single  and  Two- 
ply  Yarns,  Indigo  Blues  and  Fast  Black,  for  Milling  Purposes. 

Also  WOOLEN  and  WORSTED  YARNS  and  RRAIDS  nf  Every  Description. 
75  EAST  AVENUE.        -     -       PAWTUCKET,  R.   I. 

ALI,    GOODS    IN     PROCESS    INSURED    AGAINST    LOSS     BV    FIRE. 

^•[^xcelsio^    1^001*1    |\eed    yyoR^s,^- 

Patentees  and  Sole  Manufacturers  of  Adamson's 

Elastic  Action  Loom  Reed. 


PATENTED  APRIL  14,  1885. 

MADE    WITH    IMPROVED     BEVEL-CORNERED    DENTS. 
THESE  are  the  BEST  REEDS  for  WEAVING  COTTON,  WOOLEN  and  WORSTED  FABRICS. 

N.  B  —These  reeds  are  constructed  upon  an  entirely  new  principle,  the  wires  having  an  elastic  action,  result- 
ing from  the  way  the  reeds  are  constructed,  which  gives  perfect  and  permanent  uniformity  of  the  dent  spaces, 
thereby  obviating  "Streaky  Good*,"  a  source  of  so  much  anxiety  and  loss  that  we  feel  we  do  not  claim  too 
much  for  these  Reeds  when  we  say  that  more  than  the  entire  reed  bill  is  saved  by  the  improved  quality  of 
goods  produced,  as  no  goods  need  be  classed  as  •'Secouds"  where  these  Reeds  are  used. 

ioS  Broad  CH,,  Wmwim€hm%  1, 1. 
Telephone  4328-5.  EDWARD  ADAMSON,  Proprietor. 

JOHN  W.  PERRY, 

Builder  of  all  Kinds  of 

Ex  jpr*e>  s  »  ^V^  agons , 

Large  Stock  of  Express,  Tip  Carts  and  Farm  Wagons  Constantly  on  Hand. 
Nos   308  to  312  MILL  STREET,  — *>>t<(*—  CENTRAL  FALLS,  R.  I. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


J.  Truman  Burdick. 


H.  R.  Stober. 


J.  Truman  Burdick  &  Co., 

-*!ReaI*Esfeate,i*- 


All  business  relating  to 
the  Sale,  Rental,  Insur- 
ance, Care  or  Improve- 
ment of  Real  Estate,  care- 
fully attended  to. 


Agents  of  EDWARD 
BURGESS,  Yacht  De- 
signer and  Naval  Archi- 
tect. 


FRANKLIN  AND  SPRING  STREETS,  NEWPORT,  R,  I. 

ESTABLISHED    1850. 


(Successor  to  ISAAC  I.AVVTON,) 

Dealer  in 


r\rc:B»H,    «iviorc:E>:D   ^vivd    ^vjl/t 


•-* 


OF  ALL    KINDS. 


OYSTERS,  CLAMS,  LOBSTERS, 
QIMHAUG*. 


22  &  24  LONG  WHARF,  NEWPORT,  R. 


CLARENCE  A.  HAMMETT, 

323  Thames  Street,  Newport,  R.  I., 

Opposite  Post-Office. 

Wit  EOTTE 

AND 

FIN^NCI^Ii^6EP 

Deeds,  Mortgages,  Contracts,  and  all  Papers 
Neatly  and  Accurately  Drawn. 

Insurance  Risks  Placed  with  the  Best  Companies. 


CBAPS  T.  STEP, 

Dealer  in 

TOBACCO  and  CIGARS, 

NEWSPAPERS,  PERIODICALS,  Etc. 
No.  42  Washington  Square,  Newport,  R.  I. 


PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 


Bray  ton    Houtse, 

38  and  44  Pelham  St., 

N  i:\vport,  R.  I. 


Strictly  l'irsi-(  hiss. 
Local  ion  Unexcelled 


Select  Boarding  for  Families  or  Single  Persons. 

This  House  is  not  Kept  as  a  Tavern. 
Special  Rates  to  Commercial  Travelers. 
No  efforts  will   be  spared  to  please  all  who  may 
apply. 
Winter  Boarding  Engaged  at  Moderate  Rates. 


OPEN  ALL  THE  YEAR. 

Apply  on  the  premise!!  or  through  P.  O.  Box  510. 

G.    A.    HAZARD.  J.   W.    HORTON. 

HAZARD  &  HORTON, 

(Successors  to  J.  I,.  &  G.  A.  Hazard,) 

Manufacturers  of 

F'F  FURNITURE. 

Also,  Dealers  iu 

Modern  and  Antique  Furniture. 

Mattresses  and  Spring-  Beds  made  to  order.  Furniture 
Recovered.  Mattresses  made  over.  Curtains  and  Shades 
made  and  put  up.  Mantels  made  to  order.  Original  De- 
signs for  Furniture  and  Mantels.  Repairing  Antique  and 
other  Furniture. 

FURNITURE  and  CROCKERY  PACKED  and  SHIPPED. 
42   Church    St.,   Neivport,  R.  X. 


George    W.  Flagg, 

room4^301  1-2  THAMES  ST. 

BANKER. 

Stock,  Note,  Real  Estate,  Mortgage-and  Business  Broker. 

Stocks,  Bonds,  Grain,  Provisions  and  Petroleum  bought 
and  sold  for  cash  or  carried  on  margin. 

Real  Estate  bought  and  sold.  Notes,  Mortgages,  and 
Business  places  negotiated. 

Private  wire  to  New  York  and  Chicago. 

Newport,  Providence  and  Fall  River  local  stocks  on  sale. 

on  all  kinds  of  personal  property,  also  assignment  of  police- 
men's and  firemen's  wages.     Notary  public. 


transient  jjjoard, 

392  Thames  Street, 

Three  minutes'  walk  from  Post-Office. 

MRS.  B.  S.  LEWIS,  -  Prop. 

TERMS    $5  TO  $7    PER  WEEK. 


mmt  Hotel, 

S.  T.  HUBBARD,  Proprietor. 

119  and  121  Thames  Street,  NEWPORT,  R.  I. 


@Jirj&f-d>Pq/y  ^.e&fauranf. 


BEST  of   Table    Board  at   Reasonable    Rates. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  from  out  of  town 

will  find  this  a  comfortable  place  to 

rest  and  get  their  meals. 

J.  I,  BMAIMEir, 


CFINfl,  GR8CKEKY,  and  emisjs. 

NOVELTIES  and  FANCY  GOODS. 
203  Thames  Street,  -  NEWPORT,  R.  I. 

SOUVENIRS    A    SPECIALTY. 


rERMANIA  HOTEL 

^^      NEWPOKT,  It-  I. 


FOOT  OF  DOWNING  ST.,  NEAR  BELLEVUE  A  VKSITE. 

E.  HOLZINGER,  Proprietor. 

$2   PER   DAY.  12   ROOMS. 

W^WW  pengE 

10  1-2  FRANKLIN  ST.,  opp.  post-office. 

PERMANENT  *  and  x  TRANSIENT  *  BOARDING, 

RATES,  $1.50  per  Day. 
RANDALL  ATWATER,  Proprietor. 

Benjamin  Bliven, 


'Blacksmith 


) 

MB- AM.  ©F  0>Cf?AXC  1QUSE, 

Weaver  Avenue,    -    Newport,  R.  I. 

All  kinds  of  Carriage  Work,  House  Smithing 
and  Bridge  Work. 

HORSE  SHOEING  A  SPECIALTY. 

All  kinds  of  Steel  Forging  and  Country  Work  in  General, 
at  prices  to  suit  the  times. 

All  work  done  with  neatness  and  dispatch. 


EW  ENGLAND  CONSERVATORYofMUSIC 

Franklin    Square,    Boston,    Mass. 


Coi/5epT0^oFJV\usic 

JfaqkliyStpre  Boston 


OLDEST    IN    AMERICA. 

Has  the  largest  and  best  equipped  conservatory  building  in  the  world;    the  broadest  curriculum  of 
study;   employs  the  ablest  corps  of  teachers,  and  instructs  the  largest  number  of  students. 

The  educational  advantages  of  the  Conservatory  are  grouped  under  the  following  schools  : 


A   School  for  the   Piano 

A   School  for  the   Organ. 

A  School  for    Singing,    Formation   and 

and  Cultivation  of  the  Voice,  Lyric  Art, 

and    Opera. 
A     School     for    Violin,     Quartet,     and 

Ensemble  Playing,  Orchestral  and  Band 

Instruments    and    Conducting. 
A   School   for    Harmony,    Composition, 

Theory   and    Orchestration. 
A   School  for   Church    Music,  Oratorio, 

and    Chorus. 


8. 

9- 
10. 
li. 


A    School  for  Training  Music  Teachers 

for    Public   Schools,  etc. 
A  School  for  Tuning  Pianos  and  Organs. 
A  School   for   Physical   Culture. 
A   College  of  Music. 
A     School   for    Common     and     Higher 
English    Branches,     Latin,    Italian,    Ger- 
man  and  French  Languages. 
A   School  of  Elocution   and     Dramatic 
Action. 

A    School  of    Fine   Arts. 
A   Home  for  its   Lady  Pupils. 


Instruction  is  given  by  ablest  American  and  European  artists  and  teachers,  class  and  private  lessons. 

Students  in  any  one  school  have  the  free  advantages  of  all  the  schools,  such  as  concerts, 
recitals,  sight-singing  and  chorus  practice,  lectures,  readings,  etc.,  also  use  of  large  musical  library. 
3X8THE  HOME  is  located  in  the  heart  of  Boston,  confessedly  the  musical,  literary,  and  artistic 
centre  of  America.  The  beautiful  park  in  front  and  the  surrounding  broad  streets  make  it  both 
healthful  and  delightful.  It  is  splendidly  equipped  for  both  home  and  the  schools,  furnishing 
home  accommodations  for  five  hundred  lady  students,  and  class  accommodations  for  three  thousand 
lady  and  gentlemen  students.  It  is  supervised  by  the  Director,  Preceptress,  Resident  Physician, 
and  Lady  Teachers.  The  entire  building  is  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  by  electricity.  Opportu- 
nities   here  offered    not   surpassed    by   any   similar    institution    in    the  world. 

Tuition:    $5,  $10,  $15,  $20  and  $25  per  term.     Board  and   Rooms  $5  to  $7.50  per  week. 

Fall  Term   begins    September  13,   1888. 

Beautifully   Illustrated   Calendar   giving  full  information,  sent  free  on  application  to 


E.  TOURJEE,  Director. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


A.  C.  Sibley, 

Manufacturer  of   DOORS,    SASH,  BLINDS,  PACKING  BOXES,   CLOTH    BOARDS, 

MOULDINGS,  Etc.  Planing,    Sawing,   Band    and   Jig    Sawing. 

Turning    and    Jobbing    of   all    kinds.        Shingle 


and    Saw    Mill. 


NO.  60  POND  ST., 


WOONSOCKET,  R.  I 


What  Cheer  Cottage, 


^^IgqiSpiii^  ,y,( 


ROGER  WILLIAMS  PARK, 


Open  every  day  during  the  Season. 

Horse   Cars  every  5  minutes,  via 

Elmwood  and  South 

Providence. 

^  Telephone  Connection  at  the  Park 

and  at  East  Providence. 


JAMES  W.  COOPER, 

Roger  Williams  Park, 

*  providence,  R.  1.^ 

Ice  Cream  Manufactory,  Broadway,  East  Providence,  R.  I. 


James  W.  Cooper  having  leased  this  Cottage  for  a  term  of  years,  is  now  ready  to 
cater  to  Parties,  Sunday  Schools,  Private  Picnics,  Etc.  The  cottage  is  furnished  with  spacious 
parlors,  large  airy  dining-room,  cool  piazzas,  where  one  can  enjoy  a  glass  of  Cream  while 
overlooking  the  lake,  or  the  beautiful  grounds  surrounding  the  Cottage. 

8^"  Evening  Parties  solicited  throughout  the  year.  Church  Fairs,  Festivals,  Etc., 
furnished  with  Ice  Cream,  Cake,  Strawberries,  Etc.  Arrangements  for  such  may  be  made 
by  addressing  as  above. 


PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 


Geo.F.Yoang&Bro. 


-Dealers  in- 


-^^^^T^- 


Gigais  m  ToDacco 


-^r-— ,  ,  x^Goocooooacci 


-m&ssm'  tsmvKF&Mt* 


Up  and  Up,  La  Rubia, 

AND 

ARBITRATOR  CIGARS. 

1  and  9  Westminster  Street, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


T.  J.  FALES, 
SAIL  MAKER. 

Manufacturer  of 

French,  Store  and  Italian  Awnings,  Trunk  and  Wagon  Covers. 


N.  B.  YOUNG. 


Tents  JVItiLCle  to  Order. 

Boat  and  Yacht  Sails  a  Specialty. 

2  PLANET  ST.,  COR.  SOUTH  WATER, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


CHAMBERS,  CALDER  &  CO., 


+£«♦ 


Chemicals,  Dyewoods,  Paints,  Oils,  Varnishes,  Window  Glass,  Etc. 

Agents  for  JEWETT  &  SONS  WHITE  LEAD  AND  OIL. 

11  &  12  EXCHANGE  PLACE,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


Robert  B.  Chambers. 


Geo.  B.  Calder. 


Wm.  H.  Ballou. 


@LB  BWTT@MWB®B®  W&U8E. 

Opens  for  the  reception  of  guests  June  27.  People  seeking-  board  should  visit  this  place,  as  it  is  unexcelled  for  health 
and  all  the  comforts  of  the  Seaside  and  a  Country  Home.  The  House  is  situated  within  a  few  feet  of  the  bay  which 
affords  the  finest  of  Bathing,  Boating,  and  Fishing.     Terms  as  low  as  any  House  on  the  Shore.    Old-fashioned  Clam-bakes. 

Good  Stable  accommodations  for  Horses. 


Post-OHice  Address,  Box  79,  Apiionaus,  K.  I. 


A.  HOPKINS,  Proprietor. 


IB.    S.    BTJFFIlsrTOlsr, 

Manufacturer  of        X   J^jLL    JliXV       I  >(  )  A    PiS    oiEvery  DescTiPtl 


Railroad  Avenue,  "Warren,  R.  I. 

All  goods  delivered  free  of  charge  in  Boston.  Providence,  Attleboro,  Taunton,  Fall  River,  and  other  Southern 

Cities  of  New  England. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


WIND  ENGINES 

For    PUMPING 

or 

POWER. 

m    WRITE 

^w^^'Tl       US 
YOUR 
WANTS 

We  can  furnish  complete  out- 
'fits  to  supply  water  for  Domestic 
se  or  small  villages,  also  complete 
loutfits  to  furnish  power  for  farm 
anil  shop  use.  Farm- 
I  era    can   do    all    their 
I  Pumping,    Grinding, 
[Shelling,  Feed  Cutting, 
Wood  Sawing,  Ac,  with  , 
Wind  Power— SatisfaetionUuaranteed. 
The  Celebrated 

BUCKEYE  PUMPS 
Force   or   Lift, 

for  wells  of  any  depth.  200,000  now 
in  use,  is  a  guarantee  of  their  excell- 
ence. The  largest  stock  of  Wood, 
Iron,  Copper  &  Brass  Pumps 
in  New  England. 

fW  Over  300  Varieties  in  stock. 
Drive  -well  materials  &  water 
supply  goods  of  every  descrip- 
tion. No  trouble  to  answer  questions 
»nd  quote  prices.  Correspondence 
solicited. 

MAST,  FOOS  &  CO., 

27  Wendell  St.  near  Oliver,  Boston,  Mass. 


VS.  W.  JHD/KDS  8c  ®0. 

PROPRIETORS  OF 

KELLOGG'S 
flavoring 

EXTRACTS. 


Olives, 

Btc. 

Manufactory  and  Salesroom: 

280  DOVER  ST.,  BOSTON,  MASS. 

We  desire  to  call  speoial  attention  to  the  brand 
of  OLIVES  bearing  our  name,  as  we  claim 
that  their  equal  cannot  be  found. 


(ft  <§j^^$^ *v— 

IflAKLAND 


IIeach. 


THE  MOST  DELIGHTFUL  and  PICTURESQUE  SHORE  RESORT  on  the  BAY. 


CLAM  DINNERS  SERVED 

EACH  DAY,  SUNDAYS  INCLUDED. 

/§>M0NG  THE  MANY  ATTRACTIONS  IS  THE 

@Squatic  toboggan,  <a 

The  first  ever  invented,  consisting  of  boats  sliding  down  a  long  inclined  plane  into  the  lake  at 
lightning  speed,  affording  an  exciting  amusement,  perfectly  safe. 

The  Dickinson  Brothers  Orchestra,  five  pieces,  will  furnish  music  for  the  season.  Dancing  free 
in  a  cool  hall  situated  within  a  few  feet  of  the  bay. 

The  finest  beach  in  Rhode  Island  for  bathing. 

A  large  number  of  boats  will  be  placed  in  the  lake  which  is  unsurpassed  for  beauty  and  safety. 

Westminster  Musee  Menagerie,  open  free  to  all  for  the  season. 

Special  arrangements  for  Societies,  Sunday  Schools  and  private  parties. 


u 


I. 


J.  I. 


PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 
Fall  Hivep  and  Providence  Steamboat   Company. 


BLOCK  ISLAND  EXCURSIONS. 


SEASON  @r  1888, 


SJEAMER  MOUNT  HOPE, 


Built  by  Montgomery  &  Howard,  of  Chelsea,  Mass.,  (builders  of  the  famous  Steamers  "  City  of  Fall  River  "  and  "City  of 
Brockton,"i  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  George  Pierce,  Supervisor  of  the  Old  Colony  Steamboat  Co.,  "Fall  River  Line." 
Machinery  by  W.  &  A.  Fletcher  Co.,  New  York. 

Extreme  length,  200  feet;  width,  M4  feet ;  width  over  guards,  62  feet ;  depth  of  hold,  12  feet.  Engine:— Diameter  of  cylin- 
der.  46  inch;  stroke  of  piston,  10  feet ;  feathering  wheels. 

The  MOUNT  HOPE  is  licensed  to  carry  2,000  passengers  in  the  river  service,  and  1,300  in  the  outside  service  ;  is  equipped 
with  four  metallic  life  boats ;  two  life  rafts ;  2,000  block-cork  life  preservers  and  six  ring  buoys. 

THREE  PULL  LENGTH  DECKS. 

Leading  from  the  Main  Deck  is  the  Ladies'  Cabin,  beautifully  upholstered  and  arranged  with  all  the  modern  appli- 
ances for  comfort  and  convenience.  The  Purser's  Office  is  on  the  port  side,  also  a  coat  or  parcel  room,  arranged  to  re- 
ceive small  articles,  wraps,  etc.  On  the  starboard  side  is  the  Gents'  Wash  Room  and  a  new  feature  on  Excursion  Steam- 
ers—a Barber  Shop.  From  the  Main  Deck  leading  to  the  Promenade  Deck  is  an  elegant  Mahogany  Stairway  enlarged  and 
beautified  by  an  immense  plate  glass  Mirror,  51-2  feet  by  6  feet,  which  stands  in  a  recess  at  the  head  of  the  landing. 
Forward  from  this  deck  is  another  Grand  Stairway  leading  from  the  Saloon  to  the  Main  Deck.  Opening  from  the  Sa- 
loon is  ten  (10)  State  Rooms,  or  cosy  sitting  rooms,  all  nicely  furnished  with  Toilet  Apparatus.  Couches,  Chairs  and 
Electric  Call  Bells,  all  arranged  to  give  a  home-like  appearance.  From  the  Saloon  or  Promenade  Deck  is  two  stairways 
leading  to  the  Upper  or  Hurricane  Deck.  From  this  deck  the  view  is  unobstructed.  Nothing  appears  but  the  Pilot  House 
and  upper  part  of  the  Engine.  All  is  carefully  guarded  by  a  netting  rail  both  around  the  sides  of  the  boat  and  around 
the  engine.    On  this  deck  are  the  Life  Boats  and  Rafts. 

The  Main  Deck  and  Promenade  Deck  extend  from  stem  to  stern.  The  Hurricane  Deck  from  stern  to  front  of  Pilot 
House.  The  Main  Deck  is  arranged  with  seats  around  the  sides  and  the  Saloon  around  sides,  ends  and  centres,  all  in 
Black  Walnut.  The  Saloon  Deck  outside,  and  Hurricane  Deck,  is  also  seated  the  ent  r  •  length  and  width  of  the  boat  ;  and 
the  entire  seating  capacity,  with  the  1,500  all  new  Brussels  covered  Camp  Stools,  is  at  least  500  in  excess  of  number  of  pas- 
sengers allowed  the  steamer. 

The  boat  is  thorough  and  complete  in  all  parts,  is  the  largest  carrying  steamer  of  her  length  ever  launched,  was  built 
especially  tor  the  outside  excursion  service,  and  is  also  very  fast,  averaging  16  miles  an  hour  from  Boston  to  Fall  River  in 
a  northeast  storm  and  on  her  trial  trip. 

Commencing  Saturday,  June  30,  this  Palatial  Steamer  will  make  Excursions  from 

PROVIDENCE  AND  NEWPORT 
<  BLOCK  >  "<ISLAND> 

EVERY    TUESDAY  AND  SATURDAY,  AND  FROM  PROVIDENCE  ONLY  EVERY  SUNDAY, 

Leave  Providence  Tuesdays  and  Saturdays  at  i)  A.  M.,  and  Newport  at  tO.4.3  A.  M.         Leave 
Providence  Sundays  at  lO  A.  M.       Returning,  leave  Block   Island  at  3  P.  31.,  on  all  Days. 


Excursion  Tickets,  Providence  and  Block  Island,  $1.00.  Newport,  75  cents. 

CHILDREN  UNDER  12  YEARS,  HALF  PRICE. 


D.  C.  LAWTON,  act.  and  treas. 


T.  H.  BROWNELL,  supt. 


The  DELAVAN 


^NARRAGANSETT  PIER,  R.  I> 


J.   O.  CHANDLER,  Proprietor. 
-|  SEASON  1888.  I 


Enters    upon    its  Third   Season    under  the  management   of  its  present  proprietor. 

o^TIHIIE  TABLED 

WILL      BE     SUPPLIED      WITH   THE    BEST    THERE    IS    IN   THE    MARKET. 

T  he    Post   Office,    Casino   and  Bathing  Beach  are  only  about  three  minutes'  walk  from  the  House. 
The  proprietor  wishes  to  thank  those  who  so  liberally  patronized  him    last  season  and  hopes  by 

studying  the   comfort  of  his  guests  to  merit  a  continuance  of  the  same. 

The  Pier  is  reached  from  New  York  via  the  Shore  Line  Railroad  or  by   the  steamer  to  Stoning- 

ton,  thence  by  rail  to  the  Pier,  or  by  Steamer  to  Newport,  from  Newport  by  Steamer. 

From    Providence    and  Boston  by  the    Old  Colony    and  New   York, 

Providence  and  Boston  Railroads. 

The  Water  Used  in  the  House  is  From  the  Gladstone  Spring. 


TERMS,  #3-5°  pER  DAY 
HOUSE  LIGHTED  BY  ELECTRICITY.       SUITABLE  ARRANGEMENTS  BY  THE  SEASON. 

J.  O.  CHANDLER,  Proprietor. 
^^OOTTAGS  TO  LET.^^ 


NARRAGANSETT  PIER 

HAYSB4T1HNI  Mil 

FROM 

NEWPORT  to  NEW  YORK, 

Via  Narragansett  Pier, 
Coinmencing  June  25,   1888. 


SfB&lISl 

HERMAN   S.  CASWELL, 

LEAVES 

Newport  for  New  York  at  7. 15,  10.00  A.  m. 

and  2. co  p.  m.,  arriving  in  New  York. 

at  3.30,  4.30  and  11.00  p.  m. 


Local   Time-Table. 
Newport  and  Narragansett  Pier. 

Leaves  Newport  at  7.15  and   10.00  A.  m., 
2.00  and  5.15   p.m.      I.,  aves   Narra- 
gansett Pier  8.30  and  11.40  A.  m., 
3.15  and  6.30  p.  m. 

Regular  Fare, 50c 

Round  Trip, 75c. 

J.  C.  TUCKER,  JR.,  Agent. 


NARRAGANSETT  PIER  AND  NEWPORT  R.R. 

To    Narragansett    Pier  and  Newport. 

[June  25,  1888.] 


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PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 


TOE  BflMQaS  SBMSrBE  RBS8RT, 

Peninsula  House 

WATCH   HILL,    R.  I. 


Permanent  or  Transient  board  by  the  Day  or  Week,  on  easy  terms.  Shore  Dinners  served  daily 
at  short  notice,  with  a  Genuine  Rhode  Island  Clam  Bake.  Fine  Bowling  Alley  and  Dance  Hall ;  also, 
Boating,  Fishing  and  Bathing  on  the  Best  Beach  on  the  New  England  Coast.  Terms  sent  on  appli- 
cation. 


COLUMBIA    HOUSE, 

GEO.  I.  HOLLAND,  JR.,  Proprietor. 

NEWLY     FURNISHED     THROUGHOUT. 


Located  at  Columbia  Corner,  in  the  most  central  part 
of  the  village,  and  within  five  minute's  walk  of  the 
depot  and  one  minute's  walk  of  Public  Hall.  Board 
by  the  Day  or  Week  at  Reasonable  Rates.  We  make 
a  specialty  of  pleasing-  our  guests.    Try  us. 


211  and  213  Main  Street, 


Wakefield,  K. 


Stable    in   Connection. 


J.  EVANS  &  SON, 

HEMIITTIILIM. 


A  Fine  Line  of  Woolens  always  in  stock,  of  For- 
eign and  Domestic  manufacture. 

All  Work  Guaranteed.  Prices  to  suit  all. 

No.  8  Broad  .Street,  Pawtucket,  II.  I. 

JOHN  EVANS.  JOHN  M.  EVANS. 


J.  STEVENS  ARMS  AND  TOOL  CO. 

F\  O.  Box  65, 

CHICOPEE  FALLS,  MASS. 


MANUFACTURERS    OF    THE 


STEVENS  PATENT  BREECH  LOADING,  SPORTING,  AND  HUNTER'S  PET  RIFLE, 
SINGLE  AND  DOUBLE  SHOT  GUNS  AND  POCKET  RIFLES. 

The  best  scores  on  record  in  America,  from  10  to  50  yards,  have  been  made  with  Stevens  Pistol. 


STEVENS  TARGET  PISTOL. 

Known  throughout  the  world  as   possessing  unsurpassed    accuracy, 1 
perfection  of  form  and  finish.     The  professional  shots  all  unhesita- 
tingly select  the  Stevens  Pistols  to  perform  the    most   difficult  feats 
of  marksmanship. 

STEVENS  GALLERY  PISTOLS. 

"Conlin"  Model,  10  inch  barrel,  .22  cal.,  weight,  2  r-8  pounds. 

"Lord"  Model,  10  inch  barrel,  .22  cal.,  weight,  3  pounds. Tj 

"Diamond"  Model,  10  inch  barrel,  .22  cal.,  weight.n  ounces. 
Also,  the  new  6  inch  barrel,  .22  cal.,  Target  Pistol.      The  new  6  inch  '.barrel  Stevens 
Pistol  is  carried  by  those  who  desire  compactness  and    lightness   combined  with  the 
greatest  accuracy.     Send  for  our  large,  52  page,  Illustrated  Catalogue. 


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PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 


ESTABLISHED  1873. 


ay  State  Electrotype  foundry. , 

L.  W.  ROGERS,  Proprietor. 

BOOK  I  JOB  Will 

Of  All  Descriptions 

Finished  in  Best  Manner,  Blocked  on  Wood  or  Metal. 

Fine  Cut  Work  a  Specialty. 

AMONG  THE  BOOKS  KLECTKOTVPED  IN  1887,  ARE 

ENOCH    ARDEN.       E.  P.  DUTTON  &  CO.,  New  York. 

BUNCH    OF    VIOLETS.       LEE  &  SHEPARD,  Boston. 

SONG    OF    THE    RIVER.       ESTES  &  LAUPJAT,  Boston. 

Composition,  Process,  and  Wood  Engraving  for  Electrotyping.    Metal  Plates  for  Engravers. 

10*5  X>e>vorx;slxir'e  and  SO    Arcli    8ts.,  Boston. 

PLEASE  SEND  FOR  ESTIMATES. 


Tbe  Oldest  and  Largest  Roller  Casting  Establishment  in  New  England. 

E^statolistiecl   1859. 


nW  &  STEVENS, 

^NXaiixxJctiLctvi.r'er'ftij     of 

Printers'  Rollers, 


"58 


And  Roller  Compositions. 
No.  148  CONGRESS  STREET,     -     -     BOSTON,  MASS. 

Our  Compositions  are  made  from  the  best  materials,  and  are  of  the  finest  qual- 
ity.    Samples  sent  upftn  application.     Rollers  for  every   style  of  press    supplied 
promptly  at  reasonable  rates. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


A.  Crov^ell   St   Co., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

IRON  MS&,  RAILICS,  SITTERS. 

Machine  and  Tool    Forgings   IVIade  to  Order. 

JEWELERS'  AND  SILVERSMITHS'  DIES,  CUTTERS,  TOOLS,  ETC.,  A  SPECIALTY. 

161  Eddy  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Standard  Patent  Gold  Watcli 

=jCASESl= 

AisriD 

SOLIDMERWATCHCASES 

without  exception,  the  best  in  the  world. 

Don't  be  cajoled  into  buying  the  poorer  cases  with  which 

the  market  is  flooded  by  the  assertion   that   they  are  just  as 

good.  They  are  not,  and  every  honest  dealer  will  tell  you  so. 

For  sale  by  the  best  retail  jewelers  and  watch  makers  only. 

MANUFACTURED    BY 

The  Ladd  Watch  Case  Company, 

OF  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

OFFICE,     11    DVC^ID EIIST     Xj^^TJ£!7    USTIETW    YORK. 

^SUMMERS  COOKING* 


Oas  Raiagreisi  !  Oas  Stoves  ! 

FOR    SALE    OR    LEASE, 
No.  13  Westminster  Street,  Providence,  R.  I. 

NO  KINDLING,  NO  COAL,  NO  OIL,  NO  LABOR, 

NO  ASHES,  NO  SMOKE,  NO  DUST,  NO  ODOR. 

Stoves  delivered  and  Ranges  Set  without  extra  charge  by 

PROVIDENCE    GAS   CO. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT 


FOOD 


fMPEPJAL  GRANUM,  TV.  C.  TVile,  M-  D.,  in  the  New  England  Medical  Monthly,  January,  1888— "In 
the  delicate  conditions  of  the  stomach,  when  every  thing  else  has  been  rejected  I  have  saved  many 
lives  by  giving  Imperial  Grandm.  I  consider  this  as  one  of  the  very  best  foods  the  physician  can 
find  to  assist  him  in  carrying  through  his  patient  to  recovery ;  and  I  have  found  it  of  inestimable  value  in 
the  later  stages  of  Phthisis,  Gastritis,  Gastric  Catarrh,  Dyspepsia  and  Dysentery.  It  requires  little  effort  of 
the  stomach  to  digest,  and  I  have  never  known  it  to  be  rejected  if  properly  prepared,  given  in  small 
quantities  and  at  frequent  intervals.  The  great  care  used  in  its  manufacture  will  lead  the  physician  to 
expect  the  same  product  all  the  time,  and  we  can  assure  him  that  he  will  never  be  disappointed,  as  we 
have  fully  tested  it  in  our  extended  experience." 

TVe  speak  from  experience  when  we  say  that  the  Imperial  Granum  is  both  safe  and  nutritious.  It 
has  been  on  the  market  for  many  years,  and  the  largely  increasing  sales  show  that  many  others  have  found 
like  results  attending  its  use. — The  Christian  Union,  N.  T. 

As  a  Medicinal  Food  Imperial  Granum,  which  is  simply  a  solid  extract  from  very  superior  growths  of 
wheat,  is  unexcelled.  It  is  easy  of  digestion,  is  not  constipating,  and  is  to-day  the  Standard  Dietetic 
preparation  for  invalids,  for  the  aged,  and  for  the  very  young. — North  American  Journal  of  Homoeopathy, 
N.  Y,  Dec,  '87. 

Imperial  Grantjm  has  now  been  before  the  public  for  many  years,  and  is  generally  admitted  to  be  a 
standard  preparation.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  this  is  due  to  its  uniformly  superior  quality,  and  the 
successful  results  obtained  with  it  in  all  cases  where  an  artificial  food  is  required. — Popular  Science  News, 
Boston,  February,  '88. 

"  Imperial  Granum. — A  neighbor's  child  being  very  low,  reduced,  in  fact,  to  a  mere  baby  skeleton 
from  want  of  nourishment,  as  nothing  could  be  found  which  the  child  could  retaiu,  at  the  urgent  request  of 
friends  the  parents  were  induced  to  try  Imperial  Granum,  which  proved  such  a  benefit  to  the  child  it 
grew  and  thrived  beyond  all  comprehension.  At  the  same  time  I  had  a  child  sick  with  cholera  infantum; 
on  being  presented  with  a  box  of  Granum,  with  the  high  recommend  from  this  neighbor,  used  it  and 
continued  its  use  to  raise  the  child  on,  and  I  firmly  believe  this  had  all  to  do  in  saving  the  former  child's 
life  and  the  greater  part  in  restoring  my  .own  child  to  health.  A.  C.  G." — Leonard's  Illustrated  Medical 
Journal,  Detroit,  Mich.,  Oct.  '87. 

P.  Varnum  Mott,  M.  D.,  Boston,  Mass.,  in  the  Microcosm,  New  York,  February,  1886. — "There  are 
numerous  Foods  that  are  much  vaunted,  and  all  have  their  adherents.  The  '  Imperial  Granum,'  in  my 
hands,  seems  to  be  all  that  is  claimed  for  it,  and  experience  has  brought  me  to  rely  on  its  use  where  its 
special  properties  are  indicated.  In  infantile  diseases  it  has  proved  very  efficacious,  and  I  always  direct  its 
use  when  a  child  is  being  weaned." 

The  lives  of  untold  thousands  of  infants  have  been  saved  by  Imperial  Granum,  and  careful  mothers 
are  loud  in  their  praises  of  this  well  known  food,  and  pharmacists  can  safely  recommend  it. — Proceedings 
Illinois  Pharmaceutal  Association,  1887. 

That  standard  preparation  for  Infants  and  Invalids,  "Imperial  Granum,"  is  steadily  moving  forward 
as  the  years  roll  by,  winning  hosts  of  friends  wherever  its  merits  become  known.  We  have  been  familiar 
with  it  for  many  years,  having  known  several  instances  where  babies  have  been  brought  up  entirely  on  it, 
whose  healthy  condition  is  the  best  possible  recommendation  of  its  practical  benefits. — The  Cottage  Hearth, 
Boston,  Mass. 

"  On  some  other  Planet  there  may  be  a  better  Dietetic  Preparation  than  Imperial  Granum,  but  not  on 
this." — The  American  Analyst,  New  York. 


SOLD  BY  DRUGGISTS. 


JOHN  CARLE  &  SONS,  New  York. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


MAXFIELD'S. 


Beginning  June  21,  CHARLES  T.  MAXFIELD  opened  a  first-class  Shore  Resort  at  the 
place  formerly  known  as  Golden  Spring.  Mr.  Maxfield's  reputation  as  a  shore  resort  caterer  is  too 
well  known  to  require  comment,  as  his  association  with  his  father,  Hiram  Maxfield,  at  Silver  Spring 
and  elsewhere,  has  given  him  an  invaluable  experience  in  this  line. 

Parties  desiring  a  FIRST-CLASS  SHORE  DINNER  will  be  sure  to  find  it  here. 

The  place  has  been  fitted  up  anew  this  season,  and  is  supplied  with  every  convenience.  Spec- 
ial attention  is  given  to  private  Parties. 

The  Continental  Line  makes  hourly  trips  to  the  place,  landing  the  passengers  directly  on  the 
wharf,  which  projects  from  the  dining  pavilion. 


WrightWireClothCo. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 

POOLTRY  NETTING,  FIRE  PROOF  WIRE 

LATHING,  CELLAR  WINDOW 

WIRE  CLOTH. 

Patent  Folding  Steel  Fire  Escape  Ladders. 

PALMER,  Mass. 


iETNA  COLORED  FIRE  TORCHES. 

PATENTED. 

The  Best  in  the  World.  Have  a  multitude  of  uses  at  Summer  Resorts,  Yachting 
Boating,  Lawn  Parties,  Festivals,  Serenades,  Etc. 

Indispensable  for  Campaign  Processions  and  Illuminations,  for  Military  Recep- 
tions, and  all  descriptions  of  Night  Parades  and  Demonstrations. 

There  is  great  economy  in  usinsr  these  beautiful  colored  torches,  as  one  dollar 
spent  for  them  will  give  more  satisfaction  and  delight  than  ten  dollars  for  any  other 
form  of  colored  illumination. 

All  Colors,  RED,  CiKEEN,  BLUE,  YELLOW,  WHITE,  Etc.~ 

Wooden  handles  by  which  to  hold  them,  ends  pointed  to  stick  in  the  ground  iu 
Lawns  and  elsewhere.  The  illumination  and  reflection  are  transcendautly  beautiful. 
Positively  and  absolutely  unequaled  in  the  world. 

CIRCULARS  FOR  DEALERS 

The  mk  PYROTECHNIC  CO.,  Hartford,  Conn. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


TAYLOR, 
-SYMONDS- 

-JOBBERS  OF- 

J)py- and -Fancy 
•.'•GOODS.-:- 


-AGENTS  OF- 


P.S.PECKHAM  &CO.. 

FOR    THE    SALE    OF    THEIR 

YARNS, 


^tfef^» 


^N 


96  &  100  Weybosset  Street, 


THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  TAYLOR,  SYMONDS  &  CO.,  Weybosset  St. 


PROVIDENCE,  R. 


Langeuer  Manufacturing  Co.. 


achinepg. 


67  and  69  CLIFFORD  STREET,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


'T'HIS  represents  a  Machine  for 
Boring,  Tapping  and  Facing 
Locknuts,  at  one  operation,  in  one- 
tenth  of  the  time  taken  by  the  old 
method,  and  produces  better  work 
Samples  of  work  sent  on  applica- 
tion. 


THIS  Machine  is  shown  with 
attachment  for  chasing  threads 
and  when  worked  on  reduced 
bushings  we  are  enabled  to  finish, 
at  ONE  OPERATION,  by  bor- 
ing and  Tapping  inside,  and  turn- 
ing and  threading  outside.  Plugs 
with  same  attachment  can  be  done 
to  great  advantage. 


Drawings  l  Designs  for  Industrial  i  Mechanical  Purposes, 


^ PREPARED  FOR ^ 

ENGINEERS,  MACHINISTS,  TOOL  MAKERS,  MANUFACTURERS  and  PATENTEES. 


PATENTEES    OF    HEEL    AND    PICKER    MACHINES. 


w 


E  build  an  Automatic  Machine  which  finishes  from  a  length  of  pipe  taper  nipples,  suitable  for 
Radiator  and  Boiler  connection*.      This  machine  has  a  capacity  of  350  2-inch  nipples  a  day. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


ARCHIBALD  MARTIN, 


Carnage  *  JStposttorg, 

165, 167  and  169  Pine  Street,  cor.  Richmond, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.I. 

Dealer  in  Fine  Carriages,  Harnesses,  Etc. 

CARRIAGE  PAINTING  and  REPAIRING  Neatly  and  Promptly  Executed. 


TELEPHONE   CONNECTION. 


PROYIDENGE  ELECTROTYPING  AND  PLATING  WORKS, 

Manufacturers  of 

f  ewelru  Srimminqd  and  Metal  Srt  Ipork. 

COPIES   MADE   FROM    PATTERNS  FURNISHED. 

Gold,  Silver,  Brass  and  NICKEL  PLATING,  Oxydizing,  Bronzing,  Etc.,  also  Polishing  and  Grinding. 

No.  78  Friendship  Street,  Providence,  R.  I. 

CEO.  PRICE,  Proprietor. 


4Cigar  *  SLrxd  *  Tobacco  *  I>o ^ojrtxrxexxl:.*- 

BABCOCK&BRIGHAM, 
Wholesale  *  Grocers, 

n  and  95  DYER  STREET,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

Largest  Assortment  of  TOBACCO  in  the  State. 

Full  Line  of  CIGARS  from  $12  to  $100  per  M. 

"  SUMNER  "  our  leading  10c.  Cigar.  "  LINCOLN  "  our  leading  5c.  Cigar. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


,'SETHAI, 

COUCH  KILLER 

^p       PREVENTS     ,  ■   w 

CONSUMPTION- 


And  all  similar  Affections  of  the  Chest  and  Lungs. 

It  is  WARRANTED  Dot  to  injure  the  system  if  taken  from 
infancy  to  old  age,  and  in  all  eases  (where  directions  are  strictly 
followed),  to  give  satisfaction,  or  the  money  will  be  refunded. 
It  is  pleasant  to  the  taste. 

"  I  cheerfully  add  my  testimony  to  the  goodness  of  Dr.  Seth 
Arnold's  Cough  Killer,  having  been  by  it  entirely  cured  of  a 
severe  lung  affection,  which,  according  to  good  physicians  in 
this  State,  had  reached  an  incipient  stage  of  consumption.  Had 
tried  said  physicians  and  numerous  proprietary  remedies  without 
effect,  but  a  few  bottles  of  Dr.  Seth  Arnold's  Cough  Killer 
set  me  all  right.  Have  recommended  it  to  friends  and  acquain- 
tances who  have  used  it  with  the  same  gratifying  results,  and  I 
consider  it  the  best  Cough  Remedy  ever  discovered." 
Gratefully  yours, 

M.  D.  STRATTON, 

Watertown,  N.  Y 

Mrs.  A.  D.  Chandler,  Derby,  Vermont,  writes  :  —  "I  think 
Dr.  Seth  Arnold's  Indian  Vegetable  Sugar  Coated  Pills 
the  best  I  ever  used. 

FOR    SALE    BY ■ 

AI^    DRUGGISTS. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Henry  Blundell  &  Co,, 


Established  1849. 

—  Manufacturers  of — 


JEWELERS.'  and  SILVERSMITHS' 


■TOOLS- 


Nos.  35,  37,  39  ©IrlFFQiHB)  &TRSET, 

Providence,  It.  I.,  U.  S.  A. 

CHARLES  S.  DURFEE, 

Fipe  «  and  -  f^apine 
No.  3  Weybosset  Street, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.   I. 

VOU  CAN  GET  THE   MOST   REFRESHIHG-V- 

-&16LASS  9r  S0DA,K- 

AT 

386   BROAD   STREET,    COR.    SUMMER 

- — CALL  FOR 

HOWE'S  SUN    CHOLERA  MIXTURE 

For  Cramps  and  Pains. 
PRESCRIPTIONS  A  SPECIALTY. 

A.  W.  HOWE'S,  Corner  Broad  &  Summer. 


AT 


A.  P.  NERONE, 

Kine  *  Boots, 


SHOES  and  RUBBERS. 

30  STATE  STREET,  -  BRISTOL,  R.  I. 

©  &TU131Q,  © 

Billiard  Hall 

and  Cigar  Store, 

CHARLES  F.  PIERCE,  Proprietor, 

Lincoln  Ave.,  -  Riverside,  R.  I. 

Oyster  and  Lunch  House  Caterer  on 

European  Plan. 

JOHN  STEWART,  Clerk. 


JAMES  C.  PRAY, 

DEALER  IN 

Watches,  Clocks  ^.Jewelry, 

86  South  Main  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

FINE     REPAIRING     A     SPECIALTY. 


M.  L.  READ, 

Manufacturing  Jeweler. 

-Wl®c- 

Latest  Designs  in  White  and  Foil 

STOZtsTIE    GrOOIDS- 

Gents'  Scarf  Pins  a  Specialty. 
II8  DQRRANCE  ST.,   -    PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

IENRY  B.  SPO0NER, 
lERCrl/Wsf/ULOR. 


-^CHAMBERS^-     \ 
179  Tr^me5  §*.,    NeWport  1^.  1. 

JOSEPH  J.  SMITH, 

■ Dealer  in 

Furniture. 

Old  Silver,  Old  China,Bric-a-Brac, 

Ancient  Arms  and  Antiques 

Generally. 

No,  26  COLLEGE  STREET,   PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

WM.  H.  TEEL&SON, 
-HicFa^ionableJle^- 

Boot  Olakeps, 

WALKENFAST  and  COMMON  SENSE  BOOTS 

A  Specialty. 

70  EDDY  ST.,  near  WESTMINSTER. 

Sokt  Suildef. 

Yacht,  Sail  and  Row  Boats,  Club  Boats,  Wherries,  Steam 
Launches,  Spoon  Oars,  and  every  class  of  Boat- 
building done  at  short  notice. 

ALLEN'S  AYENDE,  Foot  of  RHODES  STREET, 

SOUTH  PROVIDENCE. 

ROW  BOATS  TO  LET. MARINE  RAILWAY. 

EDWIN    O.     WEST, 


TAILOR 


60  D0RRANCE  STREET,  Under  NARRAGANSETT  HOTEL, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


of  nil  descriptions 
FOK    SAX.E    Oil    RENT. 


\7 


ot  all  kinds 
FOR    SALE     OR    CHARTER. 


Real  Estate  and  Yacht  Agent, 

?@,  ^jjf  ^T&aaiea  Sf«y  Htwpoft,  H.  I» 

Room  2  and  3,  over  Caswell,  Massey  &  Co.'s  Drug  Store. 


Marine  Building  Sites  a  Specialty. 


*8 


IFOIR,  SALE- 


Mortgages  Negotiated. 
—8^ 


Some  of  the  finest  Building  Sites  on  Conanicut  Island.  They  are  of  great  prospective  value. 
Lots  can  be  sold  in  sizes  to  suit  purchasers ;  and  persons  seeking  sites  for  summer  residences,  or 
opportunities  for  investment  cannot  do  better  than  to  buy  here,  and  should  do  so  at  once,  as  prices 
will  soon  be  in  advance  of  present  rates.  The  immediate  close  proximity  to  Newport  with  the 
steam  ferry  landing  within  a  few  minutes'  walk  commends  this  property  as  something  unusually 
desirable.  The  location  is  unsurpassed  for  health,  and  the  land  and  marine  views  are  of  surpass- 
ing beauty.     The  whole  can  be  seen  and  full  information  given  upon  application  to 

DANIEL   WATSON,  Sole   Agent, 
No.  235  Thames  Street,  Newport,  R.  I. 

A   MAP    OF  CONANICUT    ISLAND    SENT   POST-PAID    UPON     RECEIPT    OF     25    CENTS. 


JOSEPH    HAIRE, 

heFUSTUIL  *  PLUMBER^ 

Four  Doors  North  of  Church  St., 

HAS  CONSTANTLY  IN  STOCK 

all  the  latest  improvements, Closets,  Traps 
and  Plumbing  Materials. 

stimates 


:o    orders,  and 
lly  civeii. 

TELEPHONE  CONNECTION. 


Prompt  attention  given 
cheer! 


THE  *  WAKEFIELD  * 

Wakefield,    R.    I 


E, 


Good  accommodation  near  the  Railroad  Depot. 


RATES  $2.00  PER  DAY. 
JEREMIAH  BRIGGS,   -   -   Proprietor. 


SHADY  LAWN. 

PRIVATE  HOSPITAL  for  INSANE  g  INEBRIATES. 

DISEASES     OK  WOMEN 


Medically  and  Surgically  treated  ;  various  inval- 
idism ;  care    for  the   dementia  of  old  age  ; 
an  elegant  and  veteran    establishment, 
under  the  regular  medical  methods  ; 
family  organization. 

Case,  of  Alcohol,  or  Narcotic  Inebriety  may  be 
legally  committed  and  held,  as  well  as  canes  of  Lun- 
acy.   Prevention  of  the  inebriety  is  thu*  secured. 

Gothic  St.,  Northampton,  Massachusetts. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


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THIS  Elegant  New  House,  with  all 
modern  conveniences,  gas,  running 

water,  etc.,  stands  on  a  pretty 
height,  near  Ocean  View  Landing, 
P.  O.,  U.  S.  Telegraph  Office  and 
Chapel. 

Its  view  is  simply  panoramic.  He 
who  on  clear  days  looks  seaward  from 
the  spacious  piazzas,  may  view  Point 
Judith,  Charlestown,  Montunac  Beach 
and  Watch  Hill,  with  the  wide  Atlan- 
tic surging  between. 

"THE  ADRIAN" 

BLOCK  ISLAND,  R.  I. 

NATHAN  MOTT,  Proprietor. 


-iQnion*  Houses 

BLOCK  KSX^ArcD,  R.  I. 

The  above  Fine  and  Commodious  House  is  within  three  minutes'  walk 
of  the  landing,  and  the  proprietor  hopes,  by  liberal  management  and  care- 
ful attention  to  the  wants  of  guests,  to  merit  public  patronage.  Call  here 
before  making  definite  arrangements. 


Terms  Reasonable. 


L.  A.  BALL. 


G.    G.    ZB-A-LL, 

DEALER    IN 

K.  General  Heine  of  .Merchandise. 

Boots  and  Shoes,  Bathing  Suits,  Coal,   Cigars,  Confectionery,  Dry  Goods  of  all  sorts  and  kinds,  Fruit, 

Furniture,    Groceries,  Grain,    Glass  and  Hardware,  Ice,  Lumber,  Meats,  Maps,  Guide  Books 

and  Souvenirs  of  the  Island,  Toys  for  the  little  ones,  Fancy  Goods  tor  the  ladies, 

Snuff   tor   the    old   time   gentlemen,    Pipes    and    Tobacco. 

SPECIAL    BARCAfNS    IN    SHOES    FOR    THE    SEA    SHORE. 

A  full  line  of  goods  always  on  hand,  and  prices  the  very  lowest. 

An  Excellent  Assortment  of  Tennis  Outfits  on  hand. 


Everything  from  a  shoe  string  to  a  stove  can  be  found  at 

Near  tke  Landing. 


PICTURESQUE     NA.RRAGANSETT. 


WoonsocRet  House, 


BLOCK  ISLAND,  R.  I. 


A.  J.  ROSE, 


Proprietor. 


©NE  of  the  most  popular  houses  on  the  Island.    In  addition  to  the  original  house  another  edifice  has  been  erected 
further  up  the  slope  on  a  commanding  situation,  by  which  means  the  accommodations  have  been  doubled. 
From  either  or  from  any  part  of  the  grounds  magnificent  views  of  the  Harbor,  the  beach,  and  vessels  passing  to 
and  fro  can  always  he  had. 

Both  houses  have  modern  improvements,  superb  ventilation,  and  absolutely  perfect  sanitary  arrangements, 
water  being  supplied  from  the  new  Sand's  Pond  Reservoir,  and  the  sewerage  being  conducted  in  an  iron  pipe  which 
discharges  into  the  ocean  below  low  water  mark. 

The  table  will  be  provided  with  fresh  eggs,  milk,  butter,  poultry  and  vegetables  from  the  farm  connected  with 
the  house-  The  "Woonsocket"  has  its  own  bathing  beach,  bath  houses,  etc.,  less  than  a  thousand  feet  distant,  and  the 
accommodations  in  this  respect,  especially  for  children,  are  believed  to  surpass  any  other  house  on  the  island. 

GoNNEeneaT  HetiSE, 

^>(^BLOCK  ISLAND,  R.  I.^5<^ 


ESPECIALLY    adapted  to  those  seeking  rest  and  quiet,   surrounded  as  it  is  by  green  fields  and  com- 
manding  a    fine  view   of  the  ocean.     Supplied  with  a  well    of  good  water.     Carriages  will  be  in 
waiting  on  the  arrival  of  boats. 

The  House  is  situated  on  elevated  ground,  away  from  the  noise  and  dust,  and  sufficiently  near  the  land- 
ing to  afford  a  pleasant  walk.  Here,  one  will  find  all  the  home  comforts  and  good  wholesome  food,  clean 
beds,  pleasant  company,  while  in  the  line  of  recreation  excursions  for  fishing  and  picnicingare  frequently 
organized.  Its  position,  overlooking  many  of  the  other  hotels  upon  the  island,  commands  an  extensive 
view  of  land  and  ocean  scenery. 

feim  Moderated-  ->£M .  M.  P&T,   FJ£Q$ir£@tG£9 


BROWN'S 


FRENCH— 
—DRESSING 

FOR 

Ladies'  and  Children's 

Boots  and  Shoes. 

Highest  Award  Wherever  Exhibited.     None  Genuine  with- 
out Paris  Medal  on  every  bottle.    Beware  of  Imitations 


DON'T 
DRINK 

ICE 

Water, 

WHICH  IS  THE  CAU8E 


BRIGHT'S  DISEASE. 

A25cffl|    I    CjynQRootBeer 
bottle  off\  %at  &m  9n  ll    ^Extract. 

Will  make  Six  Gallons  of  Beer. 
DAftT^°  trouble,  no  boiling, 
|iyi||  |  no  straining.  All  ready. 
It  Is  made  entirely  from  Roots  and 
Herbs,  such  as  Dandelion,  Hops, 
Spikenard,  nppn  Ginger,  Sas- 
safras. Pip-  DEE  IB  s  i  ssewa, 
Wild  Cherry,  &c.  Makes  a  healthy 
and  sparkling  drink.  Sold  by  all 
Druggist3  &  Grocers.  Q(  [_  CARTER) 
Apoth e  c  ar y 
Lowell,  Lass 

A  package  of  Herbs  for  making 
Beer  3ent  by  mail  for< 


EXTRACT 


|25  CENTS. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


NEWPORT  &  WICKFORD 

Railroad  and  Steamboat  Company. 

The  only  Rail  Line  between  Newport  and  New  York.    Express  Trains, 

with  elegant  Drawing  Room  Gars  between  Wickford 

Landing  and  New  York. 


Tickets  sold  and  baggage  checked  at  Steamer  Eolus,  Commercial  Wharf, 
and  at  Transfer  Company's  office,  No.  4  Travers'  Block,  Bellevue  Avenue, 
Newport. 

Drawing  Room  Chairs  and  Sleeping  Car  Berths  can  be  secured  at  com- 
pany's office,  Commercial  Wharf. 


[June  25, 1888.] 

From  Newport 

Leave. 

A.  M 

A.M. 

7  30 

8  32 
8  85 
8  40 

A.  M. 

10  20 

11  22 
11  25 
11  80 

P.  M. 

1  30 

2  32 
2  35 
2  45 

P.M. 

"i'37 
4  40 
145 

P.  M. 

4  45 
6  47 
6  50 

5  F5 

P.  M 

8  15 

9  17 
9  20 
9  2f 

P.  M.    I 

^11  15 

535 

5  38 

6  42 

|  12  29 

Q  12  26| 

Wickford  Junction. 

..Arr. 

Wickford  Junction. . . 

..Lve. 

5  43 

6  50 
8  45 

8  43 

9  15 

10  50 

11  36 

12  15 

2  45 

3  15 

4  30 

4  491     6  05 1     9  28 
6  35      6  40      9  65 
8  OOl     8  00!  11  00 

5  02 

Boston 

..Arr. 

7  00 

Wickford  Junction.. 

..Lve. 

8  45 

9  00 

938 
9  54 

10  26 

11  10 
1  10 

11  46 

11  59 

12  23 

1  05 

2  25 

2  65 

3  08 

3  3) 

4  20 

5  55 

8  (ii) 

4  53 

5  10 

5  44 

6  40 
9  00 

..6.28 

1  29 

1  42 

2  09 
2  65 
4  35 

7  45 
9  00 

To  Newport. 


Leave. 

r.  M. 
:i  si 

1  65 

:t  36 

4  IS 

i  a 

5  02 

0  a  p- M- 

ao    5  00 
3^   •   ..- 

a-&"i'26 
00    5  00 
tr.o    5  12 

A.M. 

'7  is 

8  OS 
8  30 
8  43 

A.  M. 

6  00 
8  05 
10  05 

10  48 

11  18 
11  36 

A.  M. 

10  00 
12  05 

1  25 

2  07 
2  32 
2  45 

P.    M. 

"3 '65 

3  55 

4  35 
4  39 

P.  M. 
1  00 
3  05 

5  18 

5  49 

6  06 

P.M. 

P.  M. 

5  00 

7  00 

8  10 

New  Haven 

New  London 

Wickford  Junction Arr. 

9  28 

10  00 

11  15 
11  46 

1  OOl 

2  20      4  10 
2  55l     4  53 

=  1-;  5. 

-     I   2!) 

1 

8  00 
8  45 

5  20 

6  10 

Wickford  Junction.  .Arr.  1 

I 

Wickford  Junction.. Lve. 

Belleville 

Wickford ... 

Newport Arr. 

5  12 

6  17 

5  20 

6  25 

5  12 
5  17 

5  20 

6  25 

8  45 
8  50 

8  53 

9  55 

11  50 
11  65 
11  57 
100 

3  00 
3  05 

3  08 

4  10 

4  53 

4  58 

5  03 

6  05 
6  10 

6  13 

7  20 

6  10 

6  15 

6  20 

7  20 

9  30 
9  35 
9  38 
10  40 

Connections  :  — 

At  Wickford  Junction,  with  New  York,  Providence  &  Boston  Railroad. 

At  Providence,  for  Boston  and  Worcester. 

At  Kingston,  for  Peacedale,  Wakefield  and  Narragansett  Pier. 

At  Wood  River  Junction,  for  Hope  Valley. 

At  Stonington,  for  Watch  Hill  and  Stonington  Line   Steamers  for    New 
York. 

At  New  London,   for  Norwich,  Hartford,   Springfield,  Pittsfield,  Albany 
and  Saratoga,  N.  L.  N.  R.  R. 

At  Saybrook,  for  Hartford,  Connecticut  Valley  R.  R. 

At  Bridgeport,   for   Great  Barrington,   Stockbridge   and   Lenox,   Housa- 
tonic  R.  R. 

O.  U.  COFFIN,  Agent, 


J.  B.  GARDINER,   Sup!., 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


NEWPORT,    R.  I. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Block  Island  Steamboat  Company. 

New  Line  Between  Providence  and  Block  Island,  via  Newport  and  Continental  Line. 

CARRYING    THE    UNITED    STATES    IVIAIL. 


The  New  and  Staunch  Steamer 

GKEO-     -W.     XDA-^TIET_.SOIsr, 

Captain  Conley, 

Is  running  daily,  Sundays  excepted,  between  Block  Island  and  Newport,  connecting  with  steamers  of  the 
Continental  Line  of  Providence. 

Leaving  Block  Island  at  8  a.  in.,  arriving  at  Newport  in  time  to  connect  with  the  Continental  steamer 
for  Providence.  Passengers  for  Block  Island  can  take  the  steamer  at  Providence,  arriving  at  Newport  in 
time  to  connect  with  steamer  to  Block  Island,  which  leaves  Newport  daily  at  12.30  p.  in. 

All  express  matter  for  Block  Island  will  be  shipped  by  Earle  &  Prew's  express;  all  freight  to  be  marked 
"Block  Island,  via  Continental." 

"WXZLnTTIEIRv  tijmiie   table. 

Leaves  Block  Island  Monday, Wednesday, and  Friday,  8.30  a.  in.;  returning,  leaves  Newport  Tuesday, 
Thursday  and  Saturday  at  12.30  p.  in.  Monday  and  Friday  runs  to  Providence;  returning  9.00  a.  m- 
Tuesday  and  Saturday,  stopping  at  Newport  each  way. 

!£iF™On  these  trips  steamer  arrives  at  Block  Island  usually  about  3.00  p.  m.,  at  Providence  about 
2.00  p.  m. 

<^Blocb:   Inland  Housie9i> 

BLOCK    XSXj^SLCTXX 

THIS  hotel  overlooks  all  others  on  the  Island.     From  it  the  views  of  the  ocean  are  magnificent.      The 
distant  shores  of   the  Atlantic  from  Newport  to  Narragansett  Pier,  Point.  Judith  and  Watch  Hill,   af- 
lord  the  spectator  a  grand  panoramic  view  of  nature,  land  and  water,  while  the  nearer  scenes  at  the 
harbor,  of  steamers,  pleasure  yachts  and  fishing  vessels,  arriving,  discharging  cargoes  and   passengers 
and  leaving  for  various  points  please  the  eye  with  ever  forming  and  dissolving  views.      The  hotel  is 
reached  by  a  good  road  about  half  a  mile  from  the  landing,  and  a  carriage  for  the  conveyance  of  guests  is  in 
waiting  on  the  arrival  of  the  boat.    The  house  is  comfortable  and  home-like^ and  its  table  is  supplied  with 
vegetables  fresh  from  the  farm  and  garden  belonging  to  the  house. 


CAPT.  GEO.  W.  CONLEY,  °i 


Steamer 
DANIELSON 


Proprietor. 


PICTURESQJJE  NARRAGANSETT. 


National  i  House, 

On  the  Bluff,  fronting  the  harbor, 
is  the  National  Hotel,  a  fine,  large, 
four-story  edifice  with  a  French  roof, 
and  ample  piazzas  in  front.  It  is  a 
new  house,  opened  for  the  first  time 
this  season,  and  contains  fifty  large, 
light  and  airy  rooms,  nearly  every 
one  of  which  looks  out  on  the  ocean. 
For  convenience  of  location  it  is  un- 
surpassed on  the  island,  being  only 
about  two  minutes'  walk  from  the 
steamboat  wharf,  across  the  street 
from  the  Post-Office,  a  few  steps  from 
theU.  S.  Signal  and  Cable  office, 
and  near  the  Churches,  principal 
stores  and  other  public  places.  Cres- 
cent Beach,  the  principal  bathing 
place,  is  only  a  short  distance  away, 
and  a  plank  walk  leads  there  from 
the  hotel.  The  house  has  hot  and 
cold  water,  and  the  latest  improved 
sanitary  and  bathing  facilities  on 
each  floor,  while  its  drainage  is  abso- 
lutely perfect.  The  house  is  lighted 
throughout  with  gas,  and  every  room 
provided  with  electric  bells.  The  table  is  supplied  from  one  of  the  largest  island  farms,  while  by 
steamer  supplies  from  the  New  York  markets  are  daily  received.  With  all  of  these  conveniences  and 
advantages  the  rates  are  reasonable,  and  as  the  house  is  under  the  direct  control  of  its  proprietor, 
Mr.  R.  G.  Lewis,  the  best  of  service  can  with  certainty  be  depended  upon. 

NEWPORT,  R.  I. 


OCEAN  HOUSE, 


Address,  J.  G.  WEAVER  &  SON,  Newport, 
House,  Union  Square,  New  York. 


R.  I.;   or  J.  G.  WEAVER,  Jr.,  &  Co.,   Everett 


Sand  and  Vacuum  Chamber. 


These  chambers  are  made 
both  upright  and  horizontal 
and  warranted  to  stop  sand, 
or  money  refunded. 


B.  F.  SMITH, 

CONTRACTOR    FOR 

Artesian  m  Driven  Weils. 

BY  HAND  AND  STEAM  POWER. 
No.  38  Oliver  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


Thousands  of  these  wells  are  used  for  Domestic  and  Farm  purposes.  By 
Manufacturers  to  save  Water  Rates,  Breweries,  Tanneries,  Gas  Works, 
Creameries  and  Dairies,  where  cold  water  is  needed. 

Particular  Attention  Riven  to  supplying  Cities,  Towns  and  Villages. 

Soundings  made  for  Building  and  Bridge  Foundations,  and  other  pur- 
poses to  ascertain  the  nature  of  the  soil. 

SEND  FOR   CIRCULAR    OF  REFERENCES. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


T      V.- 


..■-sjfe>&  .  '**MtiM$kMj 


in  Barter  isnmit  Paying  Company 


IMPORTERS    AND    REFINERS    OF 

TRINIDAD  ASPHALT, 

And  Contractors  for  Trinidad  Asphalt 

I*  AVE  MENTS. 


CHARLES  HARRIS,  Sole  Agent  for  New  England, 

12   PEAEL  ST.,  BOSTON-,   2«LA.SS. 


HUM  MMIIIIIMII 


GRANOLITHIC  ! 

An  Artificial  Stone,  composed  of  Portland  Cement  and  Granite,  for 

Sidewalks,  Basement  Floors,  Corridors,  Railroad  Platforms,  Etc.,  Etc. 

^g^See  Granolithic  Sidewalk,  Burnside  Monument,  Providence,  R.  I. 

CHARLES    HARRIS,    Agent    for   New   England, 


Office,  12  Pearl  Street,  Boston. 


IVKVST     YORK 

Architectural  tJTerra  Cotta  Company. 

POTTER  BUILDING,  38  PARK  ROW,  N.  Y. 

WALTER  GEER,  President.  JAMES  TAYLOR,  Supt.  of  Works. 

CHARLES  HARRIS,  Agent,  12  Pearl  St.,  Boston. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


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£*mm-**% 


g^fco-S  if '  ^oP  *  soa^ 


It  the  importance 
of  a  Pure  Soap  in 
washing  the  skin 
was  fully  realized, 
all  would  be  more 
careful  in  the  se- 
lection of  the  same. 


«ti 


Gd 


TOILET  a™  COMPLEXION 


REFRESHING. 


!3£y- 


I  consider  your 
Hop  Soap  for  the 
toilet  and  complex- 
ion far  superior  to 
any  imported  or 
American  soap  I 
have  ever  used.  It 
is  agreeable,  re- 
freshing, and  in- 
comparable. 

Yours  truly, 
Mrs.  H.  C  Brown, 

842  Lafayette  Ave., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
April  5, 1888. 


A  CLEAR,  FRESH  SKIN  LENDS  A  CHARM  TO  ITS  POSSESSOR. 

The  continued  use  of  cosmetics,  powders,  and  strong  alkaline  soaps  will  ruin  the  most  beautiful  complexion 
The  skin,  especially  in  the  face  and  hands,  is  composed  of  thousands  of  glands  and  tubes  which  are  "1'®°  witban 
oily  fluid,  which  should  escape  through  the  pores  of  the  skin,  rendering  it  healthy.  ,If  a  cheap,  strong  soap  is 
used  in  bathing  it  will  destroy  and  fill  up  these  passages  of  escape,  rendering  the  skin  dry,  taicJt,  ana  easuy 
effected  by  the  atmosphere,  laying  the  foundation  for  skin  diseases. 

TO  MOTHERS  AND  NURSES 

Who  bathe  infants  and  young  children  we  have  a  word  to  say.  Exercise  the  greatest  of  care  and  select  a  pure 
soap ;  it  is  of  the  greatest  importance  to  secure  a  clear,  healthy  skin  and  a  good  complexion.  Do  not  use  any 
soap  you  may  have  at  hand  without  first  investigating  its  purity,  as  many  soaps  are  made  troni  impure  animai 
fats  and  articles  entirely  unfit  for  use.  If  a  pure,  soothing  soap  is  used  in  bathing  infants,  it  means  atjeast 
four  hours  more  sleep  a  day,  to  say  nothing  of  the  comfort  it  affords  to  the  child,  and  the  cleansing,  heal  ng 
and  whitening  effect  it  has  on  the  skin.  Many  mothers  have  an  idea  that  there  «  nothing  better  torbatlung 
children  than  White  Castile  Soap  ;  this  is  a  very  great  mistake,  as  analysis  shows.  The  chemist  who  makes  Hop 
Soap  sold  all  grades  of  Castile  Soap  while  in  the  prescription  drug  business,  and  the  most  of  them  aie ^rai ■  troni 
what  they  should  be  to  come  in  contact  with  the  tender  skin  of  a  young  child  Hop  Soap  is  made  to  nit  a  long 
felt  want  for  a  pure  article,  and  is  recommended  by  the  medical  profession,  where  it  is  Known. 

It  is  intended  for  the  use  of  all  classes,  old  and  youna-  alike,  who  appreciate  a  pure  soap. 

As  a  dentifrice  for  cleansing  the  teeth  and  gums,  it  is  superb. 

It  is  as  pure  as  the  purest  article  of  food,  and  could  be  eaten  with  perfect  sal ety.  «,„„-''.■ 

A  pure  soap  should  be  used  on  the  tace  and  hands  daily  to  keep  the  facial  and  manual  pores  open,  as  these 
are  more  apt  to  become  clogged  by  grease  and  dirt  than  any  others,  because  they  are  more  exposed  i tie i  tree 
use  of  Hop  Soap  on  the  face  and  hands  will  result  in  a  clear  complexion  and  soft,  white  hands  In  many  cases 
where  you  see  a  sallow,  thick,  pasty  skin,  it  is  the  result  of  the  use  ot  impure  soap,  or  no  soap  at  all,  which  has 
not  kept  the  face  real  clean  nor  the  pores  open  so  as  to  allow  the  secretion  to  escape.  ootiafQ„tn.„     m-at 

pit  We  ask  no  one  to  buy  a  second  cake  of  Hop  Soap  if  the  effect  of  the  first  is  not  entirely  satisfactory.  Test 
its  purity  and  see  how  clear  the  face  will  become  and  how  clean  it  will  feel  after  its  use. 

Sold  by  all  Dealers  at  25  cts.  a  Cake.    Three  Cakes  in  Box,  68  cts. 


Mail  10c.  in  stamps  for  sample  and  treatise.    Address, 

MAKERS  OF  HOP  SOAP,' 


NEW  LONDON,  CONN. 


The  Hop  Remedies  Strictly 
Pure. 

Hop  Soap  for  the  toilet,  25 
cts.  Hop  Ointment  for  the 
skin,  25  cts.  Hop  Resolvent 
for  the  blood,  $1.  Little  Hop 
Pills  for  the  liver,  25  cts.  Sold 
by  all  druggists  ;  or  A  FAM- 
ILY BOX,  containing  one 
each,  neatly  packed  and  sent 
by  mail  or  express  to  any 
part  of  the  United  States  on 
receipt  of  $1.75.  See  book  of 
cures  and  testimonials. 


•THREE  SISTERS- 

•  RUTH  -rtAUDE-  AND  -LOUISE 

WTIO  ALWAYS  BAfflE  WTTH.HOP  50AP 


THE-NATIONAL 

i-REKEDIES 

^WITHOUT- 


•H0PS0AP 

FOR  THE  TOILET- 
IS  LUXURIOUS 


If  you  will  mail  us  four 
cents  in  postage  stamps 
with  jour  P.  O.  Address, 
we  would  be  pleased  to 
send  you  samples  of  our 
goods  for  trial,  in  plain 
wrapper,  with  cards  and 
book  of  cures  and  testi- 
monials. 


hop   r;e^m:e>i>ie}»    compaivy< 

ItflEX^r    LONDON,    Conn. 


PICTURESQJJE  NARRAGANSETT. 


RHODE  ISLAND  TOY  AND  FIRE  WORK  CO., 


Manufacturers  of  the 


■sne- 


sonogram 


•"i""" i 


■^"i mil •■■■• iiiiiimifl 


Colored  * 


-^w- 


Fire  *  Works. 

JOBBERS  OF 

Flags,  Lanterns,  Balloons,  Pistols,  Revolvers,  Caps,  Torpedoes,  and  Celebrating  and 


Decorating  Goods  of  all  descriptions. 

■Ifni  W@!JI  SttKATf  A  SSI 

OFFICE  AND  SALESROOM  : 


.1^ 


No.  23  Weybosset  Street,  opp.  Post-Office,  Providence,  R.  I. 
GEORGE  M.  CRUICKSHANK, 


i-> 


^Kngineer^i 


AND  BUILDER  OF 


STATIONARY,  PORTABLE    AND  YACHT 


Experimental,  Special,  and  General  Machinery. 

RUBBER  MOULDS  OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION 

Nos.  280  to  286  Dyer  {St., 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


PICTURESQJJE   NARRAGANSETT. 


Thos.  Hersom  &  Co., 

K0-E:X^7-    BEDFORD,    M-ASS., 

OJIP  #  HANUFACTUBEB' 


AND    DEALERS    IN 

SPERM,    WHALE,    MTSFOOT,    PALM    AND   CASTOR   OILS. 

I  would  call  particular  attention  to  my  best  Soaps,  namely  :  — 

These  Soaps  are  equal  to  the  best  in  the  market.  They  are  made  of  Tallow,  and  are  free  from  any 
adulteration.  The  "BEST"  and  "NORTHERN  BELLE"  are  highly  perfumed,  and  therefore 
good  for  the  toilet  or  bath  ;  also,  manufacturer  of  "SAPONE,"  the  best  granulated  Soap  in  the 
market.     Please  give  them  a  trial.     We  have  constantly  on  hand 

-^GROUND    BONE,    OR    BONE    MEAL=- 

which  is  absolutely  pure.  A  conceded  fact  that  Bone  Meal  has  no  equal  as  a  fertilizer  for  Farms, 
Gardens  and  Lawns  if  properly  applied.  We  can  give  the  best  of  references  from  the  most  prac- 
tical farmers  and  gardeners  in  our  vicinity,  if  desired,  as  to  its  results. 


THOMAS     XXJESXfeSOXME     Ǥfc     GO,, 

' FISH    ISL-A-ISnD » 

NEW  BEDFORD, Mass. 

Old   Colony    Railroad. 


HE   DIRECT  AND   POPULAR   ROUTE  TO 
"f 

llartba's  Wimmymw^ 

EDGARTOWN,    MENAHAUNT,   FALMOUTH   HEIGHTS,   WOOD'S    HOLL, 

3\TA.KTTXJOI5LE!T,    O.A»IE»:E3    COD, 

and  the  Shores  and  Islands  of  Southeastern  Massachusetts.     The  Famous  Seaside  Resorts  of 
America,  and  to 

LOWELL,  FITCHBURG,  NASHUA,  MANCHESTER,  CONCORD,  THE  WHITE  MOUNTAINS,  RUTLAND, 
BURLINGTON,  SARATOGA,  MONTREAL  and  Intermediate  Points. 

Send  4  cents  in  stamps  to  "Passenger  Department  Old  Colony  Railroad,  Post  Office  box  5,143, 
Boston,"  for  copy  of  "Pilgrim  Land  "  "Summer  Days,"  and  other  publications  containing  list  of 
Old  Colony  Railroad  Resorts,  List  of  Hotels  and  Boarding  Houses,  rates,  excursion  fares,  etc. 

See  daily  papers  for  latest  time  tables. 


J    R     KENDRICK 


GEO.  L.  CONNOR, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 


PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 


for  more  than  Half  a  century, 
TllE    OLD    tJNlTED    STATES    rfOTEL, 

OF    BOSTON, 


has  maintained  its  RESPECTABILITY  AND  EXCELLENCE. 

Originally  the  largest  Hotel  in  Boston,  it  has  been  twice 
enlarged  years  ago,  by  the  extensive  wings  on  Kingston  and 
Lincoln  Streets,  named  respectively  Oregon  and  Texas. 

During  the  past  five  years  it  has  been  under  the  management  of 
Mr.    TILLY    HAYNES,    of    Springfield,  Mass. 
who   has  completely   renovated,   enlarged   and   improved   the    prop- 
erty, and  last  year  added  still  another  hundred  rooms,  by  building 
across  from  Texas  to  Oregon. 

Think  of  a  Hotel  from  Texas  to  Oregon,  and  you  will  understand 
why  this  notice  is  written,  which  is  to  say  that  the  UNITED 
STATES  recommends  itself  for  its  quiet,  orderly  management,  and 
the  notable  character  of  its  guests,  its  numerous  public  rooms  and 
grand  old  parlors,  broad  halls  and  numerous  stairways,  while  none 
of  its  500  Guest  Rooms  are  above  the  fourth  floor. 

These,    with    its    very    central    location,   its    most    excellent 
1    /  table,  and  moderate  charges,  recommend  it  to  all    who 

ry  have  once  shared  its  hospitality. 


M° 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


nufacturers  of 


Silver  I  Gold  Plate 


-«il> 


TAUNTON 
MASSACHUSETTS 


^SSEP 


SALESROOMS,  37  UNION  SQUARE, 

NEW  YORK. 


PICTURESQJJE  NARRAGANSETT. 


THE  "BEST   AND  SAFEST"   INSURANCE  ASSOCIATION,   PROVIDENCE,   R.   I. 

THE    PARAGON    GAS    MACHINE. 


This  machine  is  a  piece  of  operative  mechanism,  and  not  a   series  of  inert  evaporating  pans  as  employed  by  other  makers. 
The  gasoline  is  fed  from  the  tank  F  to  the  generator  K  through  a  small  connecting  pipe,  and  the  flow  regulated  by  a  float  in  the 
generator.    Fresh  gasoline  is  supplied  from  the  air  tight  tank  as  required  to  meet  the  demands  imposed  by  the  machine.    A 
revolving  gauge  wheel  in  the  generator  mixes  and  equalizes  the  gasoline,  yielding  a  uniform  light  at  all  times. 
Every  Machine  Warranted.  J.  E.  GOLDSVVORTHY,  Manufacturer,  Central  Falls,  R.  I. 


Fine  Magazine  and  Book  Illustration, 


PORTRAITS,  MACHINERY,  BUILD- 
INGS,   LANDSCAPES,    PLATES 
FOR  COLOR  PRINTING, 
LABELS,  ETC. 


THE 


CARTER 

OILED  CLOTHING 

Horse  Covers,  Car  Drivers'  Coats, 

Slickers,  Drivers'  Favorite, 

Waterproof  Hats,  Etc. 

The  Original,  Genuine  and  Only  Reliable. 


J.  F.  CARTER. 


SOLE  MANUFACTURER. 


Main  Oltice  ami  Factories  at  Beverly,  Mass., 

U.  S.  A.     P.  O.  Box,  1436. 

New  York  Branch,  9  Lispenard  Street. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


What  ®  Cheer  ®  House, 

-BUIvIvOCK'S  :  POIJVT." 


The  above  house  is  located  six  miles  from  Providence,  and  it  is  a  charming  place  to  spend  a  little  time  by  the  sea- 
shore. The  house  will  accommodate  one  hundred  and  fifty  quests,  and  is  conducted  on  the  American  plan,  from  $l.<i()to$1.50 
per  day.  Connected  with  the  house  is  a  beautiful  Pine  Grove  and  a  splendid  Beach  for  Bathing- :  also,  a  Dance  Hall,  the 
music  for  which  is  furnished  by  Vaughn's  Orchestra.  Genuine  Rhode  Island  Shore  Dinners  served  daily,  and  a  liberal  dis- 
count from  regular  rates  given  to  Sunday  Schools  and  other  Societies. 

TOBOGGAN  SLIDE,  FLYING  HORSES,  BOAT  SWINGS,  and  other  Amusements. 


J".  E3.  T7\7"0<3J3\7\7"-A.M>,  Prop, 


The  Leading  Piano -Fortes  of  the  World 

ARE  THE 

SHONINGER   PIANOS 


ESTABLISHED    1850. 

Because  they  Are  the  Best  Now  Made.      No   Other   Can   Compete  With  Them. 
Sing  Their  Own  Praisa. 


Will 


Facts  which  cannot  be  better  demonstrated  than  by  the  use  of 
these  celebrated  instruments,  which  have  become  so  popular  among  the 
music  loving-  public. 

The  Shoninger  Grand  Upright  Cnbinet  Pianos  are  con- 
structed from  the  musician's  standpoint  as  well  as  that,  of  the  mechanic, 
ir  pure  and  resonant  quality  of  tone,  con- 
possibilities.  As  the  best  work  and  best 
material  invariably  insure  the  best  results,  the  Slioninger  Pianos 
stand  pre-eminently  in  the  front  rank,  having  achieved  the  grandest 
success  in  musical  science  ever  known  to  this  soul-inspiring  art,  and  are 
unsurpassed  by  any  Piano-Fortes  ever  made. 

They  have  been  pronounced  by  experienced  connoisseurs  to  be  the 
embodiment  of  perfection,  and  are  especially  adapted  to  withstand  the 
SEVEREST  CLIMATIC  CHANGES,  close  attention  being  paid  to  this 
important  feature. 

EVERY  PIANO  FULLY  WARRANTED. 

places 
rom    the 

allowed.    |3?"Send  for  beautifully  illustrated  Catalogues  and  any  desired 
information. 

Highest  Honors  Awarded  at  the  U.  S.  Centennial  Exhibition  at 
Philadelphia,  1876;  Exposition Universelle de  1878,  Paris;  Rotterdam,  1883; 
and  at  State  and  Agricultural  Fairs  where  our  instruments  have  been 
exhibited.    For  full  particulars  address. 


B.  SHONINGER   CO., 

NEW  HAVEN,  CONN.,  and  215  STATE  ST.,  CHICAGO,  ILL.,  U.  S.  A. 


PICTURESQUE   NARRAGANSETT. 


THE  BEST  PREPARATION  FOR  HOOSE-KEEPING 


•IS  A- 


WIRE  GAUZE  DOOR 

AS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  IN  THE 

NEW  i  HUB  i  RANGE, 


S^^I^R^E^O'T    COOKINGS 

Is  the  most  important  item  in  the  domestic  economy.  By  usinj?  the  Wire  Gauze  Oven  Door  with  the  new  Hub 
Kauffe,  the  skill  oi  tin-  .;.mt  is  su i ,pl c i ti.^ii  1 .-. I  by  the  most  Perfect  conking  apparatus  ever  made.  See  what  a 
test  we  otter  to  subject  it  to  Y\e  guarantee  the  New  Hub  Ran«-e  with  Wire  Gauze  Oven  Door  to  work  as  per- 
fectly 111  the  open  air  with  the  t  hermoini'ter  at  zero,  as  an  v  other  ran^e  will  in  a  warm  kitchen.  This  test  shows 
conclusively  the  absolute,  certainty  of  operation ;  and,  when  this  is  combine, 1  with  a  saving  of  fuel,  and 
the  production  of  better  and  more  healthful  food,  the  superiority  of  the  Hub  Ran  ye  over  all  others  is  at 
once  apparent. 

Three  of  the  Hub  Ranges  with  Wire  Gauze  Oven  Doors  are  in  constant  use  at  the  famous  Boston  Cooking 
School,  and  arc  endorsed  by  them  as  beiny  better  than  all  others.  -Insist  on  your  dealer  yiviny  you  the  new 
Hub  Raug-e.  It  is  the  very  highest  pade  of  cookiujr  apparatus  made,  and  when  quality  is  considered,  is  the 
lowest  in  price  oi  any  in  the  market.  Over  luu.ooo  Hub  Rantces  in  use.  The  Hub  line  of  goods  are  world  re- 
nowned, and  are  sold  by  dealers  everywhere.    Special  circulars  sent  on  application. 

SMITH  &  ANTHONY  STOVE  CO., 

Manufacturers  of 

Hixl>  Stoves,  Ranges  and  Furnaces, 

52  &  54  UNION  STREET,  BOSTON,  MASS. 

ROGERS  &   BROTHER, 


"w^.TEsmoxm-s-,  CONX., 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


*  Silver  Plated  Table  Ware.  > 


tirade  i^lj^risz 


a 


JfL    ROGERS  &   BRO.   A.   1 ." 


Assyrian 
Old  Silver. 


All  goods  stamped  as  above  are  warranted 
GENUINE  AND  UNEXCELLED! 


PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 

lll^OOLOMONrjR, 

INDIAN   PHYSICIAN. 


Seventh    Son  of  old  Dr.  James  M.    Solomon,  ot 
Attleboro,    Mass. 

TREATS  ALL   DISEASES    WITH   ROOTS,  HERBS    AND 
BARKS. 

Locates    Diseases   without  asking    questions. 

YOU     CAN     BE    CURED     NOW. 

DR.  SOLOMON  has  had  years  of  experience  in  every  class 
or  form  of  disease.  He  has  treated  more  cases  annually  than  any 
other  physiciaD  in  the  world,  curing  thousands  of  persons  who 
were  considered  incurable;  and  has  raised  from  the  deathbed 
thousands  who  had  lost  all  hope.  Those  who  once  said  "  I  will  try 
no  more,"  are  to-day  his  converts 

No  CALOMEL,  QUININE,  or  other  SLOW  POISONS 

but  Nature's  own  remedies  have 

power  over  disease. 

DR.   SOLOMON   IS   PERMANENTLY   LOCATED    AT 

75    COURT    STREET,    BOSTON,    MASS. 

Where  he  can  be  consulted  daily  from  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 
Consultation    Free. 


MRS.  DR.  AUGUSTA  SOLOMON 

BOSTON,  MASS. 


HINTS    TO     L-A-IDIZES-E 


Are  You  Troubled  With  Moles  on  the  Face,  Neck  or  Aruis  ? 

If  80,  consult  Mrs.  Dr.  Augusta  Solomon,  she  will  permanently  remove  them  without  leaving  any  scar  whatever. 

Are  You  Troubled  With  Superfluous  Hair  on  the  Face,  Hands,  or  Arms  ? 
If  so,  go  at  once  and  have  it  permanently  removed  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Augusta  Solomon.  It  leaves  no  scar  and  does  not  injure 
the  skin  a  particle. 

Is  Your  Face  Disfigured  by  Moth  Patches,  Pimples,  or  Blackheads  ? 

She  will  remove  them  for  you  without  any  injury  to  the  most  delicate  skin.  Yo\i  need  no  arsenic  or  other 
poisons  to  beautify  your  complexion.  If  you  have  a  CANCER  she  will  cure  you.  If  you  have  a  TUMOR  she  will  cure 
you.    If  you  have  Female  Weakness  or  Ovarian  Troubles,  come  and  be  cured. 


ADDRESS 


JM.R&.    $)<R.    JlTJGTJSTjl    SOLOMON. 

75  COURT  STREET,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


WE  MEAN  WHAT  WE  SAY! 

BALD  SPOTS 

THIN  HAIR 

DANDRUFF 
TKJM  EEARD 
FALLING  HAIR 


We  cure  these 
by  means  of 
Fechter'a       Fa- 

u,    Fairirnn. 

Send  fur  par- 
ticulars of 
our    remedy. 


FECHTKlt  KKJ'KDT   CO., 
New  Haven,  Com..      Box 86  E. 


Send  this  to  some  bald  beaded  friend. 


C.W.BABCOCK 


MANUFACTURER  OF 


Paper  *  Boxes 


OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 


Jewelers'  Boxes  a  Specialty. 

Factory,  near  Depot,  North  Attleboro. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


NORTH  DIGHTON 


StOVe   Company- 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


Rangesand  ParlorStoves. 


The  Stoves  and  Ranges  manufactured  by  this  Company  are  guaranteed  to 
be  the  equal  in  construction,  fitting  of  joints  and  smoothness  of  casting  to 
any  in  the  market. 

THE 

IDEAL,  ALMONER,  GARDNER  and  WHITE  OAK  RANGES, 


-j^jstjd- 


AlyMOHBR    PARLOR    8TOVBS 

ARE    THE    SPECIALTIES    MANUFACTURED. 


CHARLES  H.  EVANS,  Treasurer, 
NORTH   DIGHTON   CO-OPERATIVE  STOVE  COMPANY. 


PICTURESQJJE    NARRAGANSETT. 


TH^ 


The  Best  Low-priced 

Paper  Cutter 

In  the  market. 

Simple,  Strong, 

and  Reliable, 


Send  for  Circular. 


T.V.&V.C. 

Stillman, 

Westerly,  R.  I. 


TRADE     MA 


Don't  be  a  Dounerfunk 


R.J.  PAlNfc,  i  uveuloraud  Patentee. 

iPTTiE^iTiEiisriE. 

To  make  the  house  sweet  and  clean. 

Use  Jinks'  Famous  Puritene. 

Progressive  housewives  bright  and  keen, 

Make  work  light  with  Puritene. 

On  all  days  you'll  keep  serene, 

If  you  but  use  the  Puritene. 

A  little  girl,  though  scarce  thirteen. 

Is  delighted  to  do  work  with  Puritene. 

Your  work  do  without  machine 

By  the  aid  of  Puritene. 

Search  where  you  will,  in  vain  you'll  glean, 

A  match  for  Jinks'  Puritene. 

Of  all  componnds  'tis  the  Queen, 

So  say  those  who  use  Jinks'  Puritene. 


PURICeilG 

Is  not  about  the  same  thing  as  other  Washing   Powders,  as 

perhaps  you  may  have  been  told  by  some 

unscrupulous  grocers,  but 

18 

A  Wonderful  Washing  Compound. 


Puritene  iS  tne  greatest  invention  of  the  19th  century. 

Imitated   by   many,  equaled    by    none.      Insist  on 

having   PURITENE.     Take  no  other,  and 

be  sure  that  you  get  what  you    seek. 

See  that  it  is  manufactured  by 

THE  JINKS'  SOAP  M'F'G  CO, 

Mansfield,    Mass. 


SOLID   :etv:e:r/y~w3=3::e:r,:e]. 


PICTURESQUE     NARRAGANSETT. 


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PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


R.  F.  HAWKINS' 

Iron  Works. 

IRON  and  WOODEN  BRIDGES  and 

TURN  TABLES. 

STEAM     BOILERS,    IRON    CASTINGS, 

BOLTS,  ETC. 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS. 

R.  F.  HAWKINS,  Proprietor.  C.  H.  MULLIGAN,  Supt. 

E.  B.JENNINGS,  Engineer. 

Breech  and  Muzzle  Loading  Gannon, 


These  Cannons  are  made  from  Finest  Gun  Bronze,  and 
mounted  for  all  purposes.     All  sizes  and  all  prices. 
Yacht  Cannon,  Canoe  Cannon,  Campaign  Cannon. 
Send  for  Circular. 

STRONG  Fire  Arms  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


The  All-Right  Steam  Heater. 


These  Heaters  are  Guaranteed  for  Five   Years 

against  any  fault  of  the  boilers,  and  have  been  well  tested. 
Are  Reliable,  Economical,  and  Efficient.  Contains  all  that 
any  (food  apparatus  does,  and  the  price  is  below  them  all.  It 
could  be  no  better  if  it  cost  twice  as  much.  Between  300  and 
4(io  now  in  use.    Circulars  sent  on  application  to 

The  COMBINATION  CO., 

Or  WM.  H.  PAGE,  Treasurer, 

NORWICH,    COHSTST. 


WEST  i  SILVER  I  CO., 


(Successor  to  F.  B.  ROGERS  SILVER  Co.) 


Manufacturers  of  a  full  line  of 


Electro  Silver  Plated  Table  Ware 


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Factory  and  Salesroom,  Winthrop  Street, 

^^m—       TAUNTON,  MASS. 


PICTURESQUE    NARRAGANSETT. 


ARROWWANNA  MILLS. 


Palmer's  Patent  Canopies. 


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mocks except  those  stamped  "Palmer's  Patent."     None  but  the  trade  supplied. 

Manufacturer  ot  Cotton  Tissues,  Crinoline  Linings,Mosquito  Netting,  Window  Screen  Cloth,  Hammocks, 
Canopies  and  Canopy  Fixtures,  School  Bags,  Self  Adjusting  Pulleys,  Etc. 

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Ranges,  Furnaces, 

AND -- 

PARLOR  STOVES. 

Sought  for  by  those  who  desire  the  best. 


That  the  public  may  know  the  reputation   made  by  the  Glenwood  was  sustained   by  the  Judges  of 
the  Great  Mechanics  Fair  held  in  Boston,  '87,  we  print  the  following  letter : 


Boston,  January  9,  18SS. 
To  the  Weir  Stove  Co.,  Taunton,  Mass. 

Gentlemen  : — It  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  say  that  the  Board  of  Judges  unanimously 
recommended  to  the  Massachusetts  Mechanics'  Charitable  Association,  that  you  be  awarded  a 
GOLD  MEDAL,  for  your  exhibit;  points  being  a  General  Excellence  of  Work,  and  the  Taste 
shown  in  your  Designs,  and  your  company  was  the  only  one  for  whom  the  Judges  recommended 
a  GOLD  MEDAL.  This  Medal,  so  far  as  I  am  aware,  is  the  only  one  ever  recommended  by 
the  Board  of  Judges  for  this  Association,  exclusively  for  an  exhibition  of  Heating  and  Cooking 
Stoves.  Verv  truly  yours, 

A C.  P , 

Chairman  of  Board  of  Judges. 


SOLD  BY  LEADING  DEALERS  EVERYWHERE, 


Weir    Stove    Co., 


TAUNTON,  MASS. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


Prospect 


HOUSE. 


]u tie  1st  to  October  1st. 

Under  its    former  satisfac- 
tory management. 

Teems  Reasonable. 

Special  Inducements  to  Families. 

Elevation  1,125  feet.  Good 
irainage,  fine  views  and 
Irives  make  it  desirable 
or  tourists  and  Summer 
Joarders.  Stable    con- 

nected. 


W.  C.  DAVIS, 


PROPRIETOR. 


PEIITCETON". 


One  of  the  most  accessible  and  charming  Mountain  Resorts,  not  only  in  New  England  but 
in  the  whole  country,  is  Princeton.  The  region  of  country  known  by  this  name  is  near  the 
geographical  centre  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  and  in  its  limits  is  the  grand  old  peak  » 
Mount  Wachusett,  the  crowning  eminence  of  a  belt  of  hills  that  extend  across  the  State  from 
north  to  south.  It  towers  above  the  neighboring  elevations  and  the  surrounding  country  from 
1,500  to  2,000  feet,  while  it  is  2,480  feet  above  the  sea  level,  and  affords  rare  advantages  in  cli- 
mate, scenery  and  healthfulness.  Half  way  up  the  southern  slope  of  the  mountain,  standing  out 
on  a  projecting  spur  like  a  promontory,  is  the  village  of  Princeton,  and  the  chief  hotels  are  all 
situated  in  the  neighborhood.  The  Worcester  division  of  the  Fitchburg  railroad  runs  through 
the  town,  five  trains  a  day  passing  each  way,  and  stages  run  from  the  station  to  the  village 
and  hotels,  two  miles  or  more  away  up  the  mountain  roads,  along  which,  as  the  tourist  is 
whirled,  delightful  views  of  the  mountain  scenery  are  obtained.  The  view  from  the  summit  of  the 
mountain  extends  over  portions  of  the  six  New  England  States.  It  is  claimed  three  hundred  cities 
and  villages  can  be  distinguished,  and  the  whole  is  a  grand  panorama  of  hills  and  valleys,  forests 
and  lakes.  The  elevation  ensures  clear  air,  free  from  fogs  and  mosquitoes,  and  in  the  hottest 
weather  there  is  always  a  breeze.      Princeton  is  16  miles  from  Worcester  and  47  from  Boston. 


FOR  THE 

Support  of  Varicose  Veins,  Sprains,  Weak  Joints,  Etc. 

We  call  attention  to  our  Elastic  Hose,  as  of  the  very  best  quality,  and  consequently  like- 
v  to  prove  durable  and  satisfacto-y.    Purchasers  are  cautioned  against  inferior  qualities 
f  Elastic  Ho?e,  in  which  American  or  deteriorated  English  Rubber  is  used,  interwoven  or 
idulterated  with  shoddy  silk.    In  our  Hose  none  but  freshest  English  Rubber  is  used,  com- 
bined with  a  warp  of  new,  unmixed,  highest  grade  Silk  or  Cotton,  respectively  as  de- 
scribed. ,     ,  ...  , 
Our  prices  will  be  found  as  low  as  consistent  with  the  quality  ot  the  goods. 
{^"Send  for  Circular  with  Prices,  directions  for  Measuring,  etc. 
When  writing  please  mention  this  paper. 

ooiDivii-A-isr  8c  s:nrcr:R,T:E_.:E:jT:E\ 

Makers  and  Importers  of  Superior  Surgical  Instruments, 

13  &  15  TREMONT  STREET,  BOSTON. 


PICTURESQUE  NARRAGANSETT. 


F.  B.  SI55ITH, 

SANITARY  PLUMBER, 

AO 

GAS  FITTER. 


Tin  Roofing 


Jobbing 


and  all  kinds  of  Tin  Work. 


Promptly   Attended    to. 


Furnace  Work  a  Specialty, 


Agent   for   the  Palace   Queen   Furnace, 
one  of  the  best  in  the  market. 

A  large  assortment  of  Kitchen  Furnish- 
ing Goods  always  in  stock. 

Jh\  B.  SMITH, 

393  High  Street,    ■     ■     Providence. 

TELEPHONE  324-4. 


THE  GREATEST  BARGAINS  YET! 


Solid  Gold  Full  Jeweled 
Watches  for  $15.00. 

AMERICAN  HUNTING  CASE  STEM  WINDERS, 

From.  $i8  to,  $100. 

Gents'  Gold  Watches  from  $15  to  $300. 

We  have  as  Large  and  Complete   a   Stock  of  Ladies'  and 
Gents'  Gold  and  Silver  Watches  as  ever  shown  in  this  city. 

A  Good  Waltham  Watch  for  $5,  and  Warranted  One  Year. 
J.   A.   ANGELL, 


CORSICAN  BUTTER 


ill  cure  the  most  aggravated 
of 

If  used  according  to  directions. 

Also,  a  splendid  dressing  for 
Flesh  Wounds,  Sore  Breasts, 
Scalds,  Itch,  Ulcers,  Flf.» 
Bites,  Etc. 

Directions  :— Just  before  retiring,  bathe  the  affected  parts  in 
water  as  hot  as  can  be  borne  for  ten  minutes,  dry  them  well  and 
anoint  thoroughly,  both  internally  and  externally,  with  Corsican 
Butter.  Then  lying  on  the  leftside,  carefully  endeavor  to  place 
Dack  the  swoolen  and  protruding  parts.  The  Corsican  Butterto  be 
used  once  during  the  day,  or  spread  upon  the  folds  of  soft  linen 
and  held  in  place  by  a  bandage.  Keep  the  bowels  regular  with 
mild  laxatives.    Never  allow  the  bowels  to  become  constipated. 

DR.  SIMPSON'S  PILIvS, 

A  perfect  Bowel   Regulator,  to  be  used  with  Corsican  Butter. 

Price  of  each  by  mail.  2.">  cents  per  box. 

J.  F.  OATES,  No.  320  Broad  Street,  Providence,  R.  I. 


DANIEL  D.  WATERMAN, 

NOTARY  PUBLIC, 


TOWN    HALL, 


Cranston,  R.  I, 


271  Westminster  Street. 

WILLIS  &  NEWCOMB 

(Successors  to  J.  L.  WEBSTER,) 

Hosiers  and  (plovers. 


FAMOUS    "STAR    BRAND"    UNDERWEAR. 

PAJAMAS    MADE    TO    ORDER. 

FLANNEL    SUITS    AND    TENNIS    OUTFITS. 

SPECIAL  IMPORTED  NECKWEAR. 

271    Westminster    Street. 


HIGGINS  &  GIFFOSD, 


BUILD  TO  ORDEE 


Yachts,  Sail,  Yawl,  Row, 

SEME,  ADD  EXCELSIOR  UEE  BOATS. 


Builders  of  yachts  Truedette.  Siva,  Voga,  Etta,  May, 
and  many  others.  Ocean  Dory.  Centennial,  Nautilus, 
Little  Western  and  Bark  Secret. 

Send  for  Catalogue. 


Agents  Wanted  for  the 

Life  of  Gen.  Phil.  Sheridan , 

and  the 

Lives  of  Harrison  and  Morton. 

J.  A.  &  R.  A.  Reid,  Publishers, 

24  Custom  House  St., 

Providence,  R.  I. 


NATIONAL 

ACORN    RANGES. 


warn 


Cannot  be  surpassed  for  Economy  in  Fuel,  Neatness 
of  Design.  Their  Large  Flues,  Ventilated  Oven,  Large 
Ash  Pan,  and  all  the  modern  improvements  that  go  to 
make  it  the  most  desirable  Range  in  existence.  We 
are  sole  agents  for  Providence. 

A.J.MACOON&SON, 

216  and  218  Broad  Street 
Opposite  Snow  Street.  Providence,  R.  I. 


zpiROvziDiEirsraiE] 


& 

Bosip  College. 

283  Westminster  Street. 


College  Year  Opens  September  10th. 

Full  Business  Course  with  Complete 

Penmanship,  Short-Hand,  Type 

Writing,    and    Elocution 

Departments. 

Address  for  New  Catalogue, 

T.  B.  STOWELL, 

PRINCIPAL. 


E8TABLI8HED  1793. 


Incorporated  1865. 


Fletcher  Manufacturing  Co., 


Manufacturers  of  Small  Wares, 

BOOT,  SHOE  AND  CORSET  LACES. 

STOVE  WICKS  AND  LAMP  WICKS 

Of    All    Siasea,    in.    Rolls,    or    Cut    into    Standard    Lsngthe. 

Torch  Wicks  and  Fusee  Wicks.      Special  Wicks  to  Order.      Star, 
Clace,  Plain  Braids,  Bobbins,  Etc. 

Yarns  from  No.  16  to  60,  in  Skeins,  on  Spools,  or  Bins  Tied.       Harness  and  Seine  Twines, 
Wrapping  Twine.       Braided  and  Twisted  Spindle  Banding. 

WILLIAM  B.  FLETCHER,  Pres't.       JOHN  S.  ORMSBEE,  Treas.        WILLIAM  AMES,  Sec'y  and  Agent. 


FACTORIES,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


WAREHOUSE*, 


IS  and  SO  Thomas  Street,  New  York, 
119  Franklin  Street,  Boston, 


W.  B.  Fletcher,  Agent. 
-   S.  CS.  Trippe,  Agent. 


/ 
Dwelling-House  Insurance.      Franklin  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company. 

12  SOUTH  MAIN  STREET,  cor.  COK.LEUE  STREET.  Amos  M.  Bowen,  Pres't.    John  K.  Wheaton,  SeCy. 

OCEAN  VOYAGES  SOUTH 

BY  THE 

M.  &  M.  T.  CO.'S 

Providence,  Norfolk  and  Baltimore  S.S.  Line. 

The  most  desirable  Water  Routs  from  New  England,  for  Norfolk,  Newport  News,  Fort  Monroe,  W»st 
Point,  and  Richmond,  Va.,  Washington,  D.  C,  and  Baltimore,  Md.  Distance,  round  trip,  Twdre  Hundred 
Mile*,  of  delightful,  health  restoring,  sea  air  sailing.  By  the  fir3t-class  passenger  steamships  Wm.  Lawrence, 
Capt.  M.  W.  Snow,  soiling  every  Wednesday,  and  Geo.  Appold,  Capt.  Wm.  Field,  every  Saturday.  Hours  of  de- 
parture from  Providence,  6  P.  M.    Fares,  Including  room  and  meals,  very  low. 

iEVreijEtLt  Connections 


made  without  drayage  with  the  following  routes :  Virginia  and  Tennessee  Air  Line,  at  Norfolk,  Va.  Atlanti 
Coast  and  Seaboard  Air  Lines,  at  Norfolk,  Va.  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  R.  R.  and  Kanawha  Dispatch,  at  Newport 
News,  Va.     Richmond  and  Danville  R.  R.  and  Piedmont  Air  Line,  at  West  Point,  Va.     Baltimore  and  Ohio 


R.  R.  and  Continental  Line,  at  Baltimore,  Md.     Merchants'  and  Miners'  Trans.  Co.'s  Savannah  Line,  at  Balti- 
more, Md.     Through  bill  of  lading  issued  via  all  above  named  routes.     Mark  goods  via  P.,  N.  &  B.  Line. 

Ticket*  on  sale  at  B.  G.  WINNOR'S  ofllce,   8  WeatMinater  St.,  W.  H.  CHURCH  Jfe  CO., 
office  I  Weybouet  St.,  or  at  ttteamr.laip  office,  99  India  Street. 

For  Rates,  Passage,  or  Freight,  apply  to 

E.  H.  ROGKWE12L2,  Agent, 

LONSDALE  WHARF.  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

SHIPMAN'  <S  ~~ 

Carbolic  Ointment. 

HEALING   AND    PURIFYING. 

For  Piles,  Ulcers,  Salt  Rheum,  Burns,  Wounds,  Etc.,  it  is  unexcelled.  FEVER  SORES  and 
SCROFULA  SORES  are  soon  changed  into  a  HEALING  CONDITION  and  frequently  entirely 
cured  by  its  use. 

A  box  of  Shipman's  Ointment  should  always  be  kept  in  the  house. 

It  is  equally  good  for  Horses,  Cattle,  and  animals  of  all  kinds. 

No  fly  will  bother  a  sore  when  Shipman'6  Ointment  is  used.     Price  25c,  50c,  $1.00  per  box. 

For  sale  by  Druggists.     If  your  Druggist  does  not  keep  it  in  stock  a  sample  box  will  be  sent     J 
by  mail  upon  receipt  of  25  cents. 

GEO.  L.  CLAFLIN  &  CO.,  Proprietors,  Providence,  R.  I. 


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DR.  BICKNELL'S  SYRUP, 

FOR   DIARRHCEA,    DYSENTERY,    CHOLERA   MORBUS,    COLIC,   CRAMPS,   AND 
ALL  BOWEL  OR  SUMMER  COMPLAINTS. 

It  Contains  ixo  0;pivutri, 

Or  anything  injurious,  and  can  be   given  with  perfect  safety   to  young  children   as  well   as 
adults.     All  Druggists  keep  it  for  sale,  or  you  can  procure  it  of  the  Agents. 

GEO.  L.  CLAFLIN  k  CO,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Druggists, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I.  — r^~™Q?f*V 


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!  I  Bicycles,  Tricycles,  Velocipedes,  Baseball,  Tennis  &  Athletic  Goods 

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